Eutaeniophorus festivus
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Cetomimidae
Eutaeniophorus
Eutaeniophorus festivus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Purple in color but preserved specimens turn brownish (Ref. 6619). Branchiostegal rays: 3-5+4 (Ref. 36689).
Distribution
All oceans between
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 0-200 m.
Biology
To 5 cm.
Adults probably bathypelagic, young from 10-200 m (Ref. 6533). Feed on copepods (Ref. 6714). Observed hovering vertically (Ref. 6619). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36689).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders. Oviparous (Ref. 36689).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-10-11. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Bertelsen, E. (1990) Eutaeniophoridae. p. 610. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
Bertelsen, E. (1986) Mirapinnidae. p. 406-407. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Bertelsen, E. (1986) Eutaeniophoridae. p. 522-523. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 2. UNESCO, Paris.
Charter, S.R. and H.G. Moser (1996) Mirapinnidae: ribbontails. p. 713-715. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p.
Paxton, J.R. (2003) Mirapinnidae. Tapertails (hairyfish). p. 1174-1175. In K.E. Carpenter (ed.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae).
Mundy, B.C. (2005) Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704.
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