Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 2626 m (Ref. 44036). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: Bay of Bengal (Ref. 26282), Solomon Sea (Ref. 6993), New Zealand (Ref. 5755), and Japan (Ref. 35851). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). South China Sea (Ref.74511)
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44036)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12;
Anal
soft rays: 27;
Vertebrae: 46. Body moderately elongate, deep strongly compressed. Body and head naked. Skin smooth, delicate and easily torn. Head and body dark brown with brassy green iridescence in alcohol (Ref. 35851).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 194 p. (Ref. 6993)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.8 - 7.7, mean 4.7 °C (based on 1184 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7539 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00417 (0.00157 - 0.01110), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).