Classification / Names
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 12.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 98298)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 430 - 527 m (Ref. 98298)
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
Western Pacific: from off NW-Australia, off southern New Guinea and off the Solomon Islands.
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Short description
This species is distinguished by the following characters: 8 pelvic-fin rays; 13-15 pectoral-fin rays; 19-23 gill rakers; the barbel is long, 20-25% HL, reaching beyond a vertical through anterior rim of orbit; orbit 35-40% HL; obtuse snout is slightly protruding, 15-18% HL; ventral striae extending to about ? the distance from pelvic fin bases to periproct; long infraorbital supporter, 70-90% OD; otolith compressed, OL:OH = 0.9-1.0; fused colliculi; long pseudocolliculum, TCL:PCL = 1.25-1.45 (Ref. 98298).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Length-frequencies
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Morphology
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Recruitment
Abundance
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.3 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)
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