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Parazenidae (Parazen) > Parazeninae
Etymology: Parazen: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, zen , zao = to live (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 145 - 500 m (Ref. 11897). Deep-water, preferred ?
Western Central Atlantic: northern Cuba (Ref. 26340). Indo-West Pacific: Natal (South Africa), Japan, and Taiwan (Ref. 11228); Chesterfield Island (Ref. 11897).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 557)
Occurs on the continental slope. Benthic species (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Wheeler, A., 1977. Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. (Ref. 557)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 1.0625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.8 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .