Benthodesmus vityazi, Vityaz' frostfish

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Benthodesmus vityazi Parin & Becker, 1970

Vityaz' frostfish
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> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The Russian Research Vessel ‘Vityaz’ (also spelled Vitiaz) is famous for many cruises, during which the holotypes of several of the above fish were caught. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 900 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 33°N - 20°S, 49°E - 141°W (Ref. 6181)

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Indo-Pacific.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6181)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 61 - 64; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 88 - 93; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 80 - 85; Vértebra: 137 - 142. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults benthopelagic from 640 to 820 m, juveniles mesopelagic from 170 to 900 m (Ref. 6181). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Parin, Nikolay V. | Colaboradores

Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 9.6 - 22.2, mean 14.6 °C (based on 316 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00046 (0.00020 - 0.00105), b=3.12 (2.92 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  4.1   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (58 of 100). 🛈