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Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes)
Etymology: Pseudoscopelus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish (Ref. 45335). Lütken did not recognize the presence of photophores on the body, confusing them with pores, but referred to a genus of lanternfish (Scopelus now Myctophum) when he named the genus (Ref. 85782); aphos: Named for its absence of photophores (a = negative prefix; phos = light, Greek terms)..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 940 - 1200 m (Ref. 56658). Deep-water
Distribution
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Nowthwestern Atlantic: Vvicinity of Angular Rise, 34°N, 50°W.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56658)
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Prokofiev, A.M. and E.I. Kukuev, 2005. Preliminary review of the Atlantic linebellies of the genus Pseudoscopelus with remarks on the species composition of the genus in the world's fauna (Perciformes: Chiasmodontidae). J. Ichthyol. 45(9):712-729. (Ref. 56658)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).