Ogasawara Islands, Bonin Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogasawara_Island
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakabo, T., 2002
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Osmeriformes (Smelts) > Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
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Common names from other countries

黑渊鲑, Dökkskjár, Kleinmaul, ... more

Main reference

Cohen, D.M. 1984. (Ref. 6345)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4459)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 1700 m (Ref. 96339)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 71°N - 58°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters. Eastern Pacific: California Current region (Ref. 35604).
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Short description

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.

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.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929)