Rondeletia loricata
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Rondeletiidae (Redmouth Whalefishes)
Rondeletia
Rondeletia loricata
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal. No spine above eye (Ref. 13628).
Distribution
Circumglobal 60° N to 50° S, excluding
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 100-3500 m.
Biology
To 11 cm.
Diurnal depths from 750 m, migrating to 100 m at night. Feeds on amphipod and crustacean remains (Ref. 6716).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2014-07-15. Resilience: Medium (K=0.4).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Paxton, J.R. and D.J. Bray (1986) Rondeletiidae. p. 434. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Paxton, J.R. and D.J. Blake (1990) Rondeletiidae. p. 609. 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.
Yang, J., Z. Huang, S. Chen and Q. Li (1996) The Deep-Water Pelagic Fishes in the Area form Nansha Islands To the Northeast part of South China Sea. Science Publication Company, Beijing. 190 pp.
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