Bonapartia
pedaliota
Goode %26 Bean, 1896
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Family:
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Gonostomatidae
(Bristlemouths)
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Order:
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Stomiiformes
(lightfishes and dragonfishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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7.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4463) |
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Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 %26#150; 700 m
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Climate: |
deep-water; 55%26deg;N - |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Eastern Atlantic: Rockall Trough, rare north of Gulf of Cadiz, Spain (Ref. 4769); Canary Islands to Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 4463). Western Atlantic: in tropical waters. Indian Ocean: in tropical waters.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 16 - 20;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 28 %26#150; 31. Silvery operculum and peritoneum; tail translucent ventrally; dorsal and caudal rays pigmented (Ref. 3991). Single row of body photophores (Ref. 37473).
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Biology: |
Mesopelagic species, showing marked stratification of size with depth, with the largest individuals deepest (Ref. 4869). Exhibits diel color change, darkening slightly at night (Ref. 4769). Feeds on zooplankton.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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