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Common names: Balila, Laying
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Sulu Sea (Ref. 6181).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Cintilla, Sabre fleuret, Slank frostfisk, ... more

Main reference

Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin. 1993. (Ref. 6181)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 230 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10818); common length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10818)

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 200 - 850 m (Ref. 6181)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 45°N - 36°S, 172°W - 175°E (Ref. 57013)

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951), off Cape Hatteras, Gulf of Mexico, Suriname and southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea to Angola. Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 11228). Western Pacific: Emperor Seamounts, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Viet Nam, and the Sulu Sea. Indian Ocean: south of Java, Indonesia. Reported from British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 38 - 42; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-89; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 69 - 76; Vertebrae: 122 - 132. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.

Mainly found over the continental slope (Ref. 27121). Juveniles mesopelagic (Ref. 6181, 58302).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.4 ±0.8 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Benthodesmus tenuis (Günther, 1877)