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Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes)
Etymology: Psilodraco: Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, drako = dragon (Ref. 45335). More on author: Norman.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 345 m (Ref. 5192), usually 248 - 345 m (Ref. 50743). Polar; 1°C - 2°C (Ref. 50743), preferred ?; 53°S - 56°S
Southern Ocean: endemic to the insular shelf of South Georgia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 15 - 18 cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5192)
Spawns apparently during autumn and early winter; hatching probably during winter (Ref. 5192). Synchronous spawner (Ref. 50743).
Gon, O., 1990. Bathydraconidae. p. 364-380. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5192)
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 = 1.0000 [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): 3.2 ±0.40 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 1,206).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100) .