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Thaumatichthyidae (Wolftrap anglers (Ref. 7463), Wolftrap Seadevils (Ref. 86949))
Etymology: Thaumatichthys: Greek, 'thauma' = wonder or marvel + Greek, 'ichthys' = fish (common name being "wonderfishes") ( Ref. 86949).. More on author: Smith.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1440 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water, preferred ?
Atlantic and Indian Ocean: widespread.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 557)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 6;
Anal
soft rays: 4. Distinguishing characteristics female (based on holotype): length of premaxillae 33% SL; long anterior premaxillary teeth: I-1: 3.8, II-1: 3.0, II-2: 6.5, II-3: 7.0, III-1: 1.5, III-2: 3.3, III-3: 4.3, IV-1: 1.4, IV-2: 2.4, V-1: 1.0, V-2: 3.4 mm; inner bulb with loosely attached curved denticle (Ref. 86949).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Wheeler, A., 1977. Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. (Ref. 557)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.6289 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .