Guinea-Bissau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Post, A., 1990
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Diretmidae (Spinyfins)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Dirette aile longue, Malcarado alón, Large spinyfin, ... more

Main reference

Post, A. 1990. (Ref. 6536)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Moore, Jon A. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 37.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6744)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 600 m (Ref. 9927)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Guinea Bissau to Angola (Ref. 6536). Western Atlantic: eastern Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and northern Brazil. Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Madagascar, and Western Australia. Pacific: Indonesia, South China Sea, and Kyushu-Palau Ridge (Moore, pers. comm.).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Tip of pelvic fin not reaching origin of anal fin (Ref. 13608).

Mesopelagic. Young near the surface while aged adults often descend below 1,000 m depth (Ref. 2683). Largest adults may be benthopelagic (Ref. 9851). Plankton-eaters like the other members of the family (Ref. 6744). Breed all year round (Ref. 6744). Minimum depth range taken from Ref. 27000.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.8125 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Diretmoides pauciradiatus (Woods, 1973)