Reproduction: Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass. Larvae epipelagic.
Maturity:
Behavioural ecology:
Population structure & migrations:
ECOLOGICAL FEATURES
Depth range:
FishBase: 500 - 1000 m.
Madeira (DSIDP): detected at 250 m.
Canary Islands (Brito et al. 2002): 200 - 260 m.
Habitat: Bathydemersal.
Feeding habits:
Trophic level: FishBase: 3.1
FISHERIES
Commercial interest: Not commercial. Detected in experimental fishing.
Conservation status: Global: Least concern.
Europe: Least concern.
Nutritional information & food safety:
REFERENCES
Brito A., Pascual P.J., Falcón J.M., Sancho A., González G. (2002). Peces de las islas Canarias. Catálogo comentado e ilustrado. Francisco Lemos Editor, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 418 pp.
Direcção de Serviços de Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Pesca, Direcção Regional de Pescas, Madeira.
Hureau J.-C., ed. (1984-1985). Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO. Accessed through: Marine Species Identification Portal. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://species-identification.org (2014).
IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org
Nielsen J.G., Cohen D.M., Markle D.F., Robins C.R. (1998). FAO species catalogue Vol. 18. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 18., FAO, Rome, 178pp.
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