Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 295 - 5440 m (Ref. 50610), usually ? - 2420 m (Ref. 31334). Deep-water; 1°C - 6°C (Ref. 26895); 70°N - 56°S, 180°W - 180°E
North Atlantic and North Pacific. Also in Durban, South Africa and Indo-Pacific (Ref. 3973).
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm 35.0, range 30 - 40 cm
Max length : 137 cm hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 31334); publicerad maxvikt: 0.00 g
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 312 - 354; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 199 - 245; Ryggkotor: 131 - 140. Dorsal fin rays anterior to anus 98-139; precaudal vertebrae 65-72 (usually 68-69); lateral line pores before anus 50-56 (Ref. 31334). Plain brown to black in color (Ref. 3973). Pectorals small (Ref. 31334).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Found on the continental slope and abyssal plain. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, and squid (Ref. 31334).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Karmovskaya, E.S. and N.R. Merrett, 1998. Taxonomy of the deep-sea eel genus, Histiobranchus (Synaphobranchidae, Anguilliformes), with notes on the ecology of H. bathybius in the eastern North Atlantic. J. Fish Biol. 53(5):1015-1037. (Ref. 31334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.9 - 4.7, mean 3.4 °C (based on 2419 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00071 (0.00036 - 0.00141), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
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