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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f38bc5a3-ff7e-43c2-a54d-b8b2c2219b66 Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanolagus&speciesname=bericoides ---> http://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanolagus&speciesname=bericoides http://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanolagus&speciesname=bericoides ---> https://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanolagus&speciesname=bericoides https://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Melanolagus&speciesname=bericoides ---> http://fishbase.de/summary/Melanolagus-bericoides.html http://fishbase.de/summary/Melanolagus-bericoides.html ---> https://fishbase.de/summary/Melanolagus-bericoides.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Melanolagus Species in    Bathylagidae - Classification - Bathylagidae Argentiniformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Melanolagus bericoides ( Borodin , 1929 ) Bigscale deepsea smelt Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Melanolagus bericoides   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Melanolagus bericoides Picture by Orlov, A. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Argentiniformes (Marine smelts) > Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts) Etymology: Melanolagus: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Borodin . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 1700 m (Ref. 96339 ). Deep-water; 71°N - 58°S, 180°W - 180°E Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters. Eastern Pacific: California Current region (Ref. 35604 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4459 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-12; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 18 - 23; Vertebrae : 48 - 54. More than two eyes; anal fin base longer than caudal peduncle; swim bladder absent; branchiostegal rays, two on each side; pectoral fins originating close to ventral surface of the body. Head and body black when fresh; scale pocket markings jet black (Ref. 13608 ). Branchiostegal rays: 2 (Ref. 35604 ). Also Ref. 41299. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Mesopelagic, perhaps with diel migration (Ref. 58302 ). Usually caught singly, but also in small aggregations (Ref. 6345 ). Feed on plankton (Ref. 6345 ). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35604 ). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Oviparous (Ref. 35604 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Cohen, D.M. , 1984. Bathylagidae. p. 392-394. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Volume 1. Unesco, Paris. (Ref. 6345 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 10 July 2014 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: of no interest FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00247 - 0.01018), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 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