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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
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Opisthoproctidae (Barreleyes or spookfishes)
Etymology: Dolichopteryx: Greek, dolichos = long + Greek, pteryx, = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 675 - 900 m (Ref. 26291). Deep-water, preferred ?
Atlantic Ocean: in sub-Antarctic waters. Also known from the Indian Ocean and Southeast Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26291)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
This species has shape of eye that is tubular, no adipose fin; has the origin of anal fin before end of the dorsal fin base; and, no longitudinal brownish band below eyes (Ref. 58272).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Trunov, I.A., 1997. The species of the Opisthoproctidae family from the Southern Atlantic Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 37(9):810-814. (Ref. 26291)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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