Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Found on continental slope and underwater rises. Juveniles mesopelagic.
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Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish,. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):vii+136p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 6181)
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Distribution
Distribution
North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Madeira, and Canary Is
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Distribution
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, European waters (ERMS scope), FAO fishing area 67, Gulf of Maine, North East Pacific, North Pacific, North West Atlantic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
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Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Oeiras, 432 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149079
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Hart, J.L., 1973. Pacific Fishes of Canada. Fish. Res. Bd. Can. Bull 180. 740 pages.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=147633
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North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Madeira, and Canary Islands.
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Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish,. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):vii+136p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 6181)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 44 - 46; Dorsal soft rays (total): 104 - 109; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 93 - 102; Vertebrae: 153 - 158
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Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish,. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):vii+136p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 6181)
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Size
Max. size
130 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 6181))
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Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish,. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):vii+136p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 6181)
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Diagnostic Description
Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
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Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish,. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):vii+136p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 6181)
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Type Information
Paratype for Benthodesmus simonyi
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico: Off Cape Catoche, Yucatan., Yucatan, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 46 to 46
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico: Off Cape Catoche, Yucatan., Yucatan, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 46 to 46
Vessel: Albatross
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Type for Benthodesmus simonyi
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Collector(s): C. Morrison
Year Collected: 1881
Locality: W. Edge of Grand Bank, Newfoundland, Canada, Atlantic
Depth (m): 146 to 146
Vessel: Laura Nelson
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Collector(s): C. Morrison
Year Collected: 1881
Locality: W. Edge of Grand Bank, Newfoundland, Canada, Atlantic
Depth (m): 146 to 146
Vessel: Laura Nelson
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat
Known from seamounts and knolls
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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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Habitat
depth range 200 - 900 m
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
bathydemersal
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Depth range based on 56 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 50 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 17 - 2587
Temperature range (°C): 3.048 - 25.553
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.495 - 26.300
Salinity (PPS): 34.304 - 36.585
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.896 - 6.184
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.079 - 1.518
Silicate (umol/l): 1.089 - 17.647
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 17 - 2587
Temperature range (°C): 3.048 - 25.553
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.495 - 26.300
Salinity (PPS): 34.304 - 36.585
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.896 - 6.184
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.079 - 1.518
Silicate (umol/l): 1.089 - 17.647
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 50 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 17 - 2587
Temperature range (°C): 3.048 - 25.553
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.495 - 26.300
Salinity (PPS): 34.304 - 36.585
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.896 - 6.184
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.079 - 1.518
Silicate (umol/l): 1.089 - 17.647
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 17 - 2587
Temperature range (°C): 3.048 - 25.553
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.495 - 26.300
Salinity (PPS): 34.304 - 36.585
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.896 - 6.184
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.079 - 1.518
Silicate (umol/l): 1.089 - 17.647
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Depth: 200 - 900m.
From 200 to 900 meters.
Habitat: benthopelagic.
From 200 to 900 meters.
Habitat: benthopelagic.
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Environment
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 900 m (Ref. 6181)
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Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish,. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):vii+136p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 6181)
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Trophic Strategy
Found on continental slope and underwater rises. Juveniles mesopelagic.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Benthodesmus simonyi
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
GBGC6967-09|EU263818|Benthodesmus simonyi| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TTTTTTATAGTCATGCCAGTTATGATCGGAGGGTTTGGAAACTGGCTAATCCCCCTAATA---ATTGGGGCCCCAGACATAGCATTCCCCCGAATAAACAACATAAGCTTTTGACTTCTCCCCCCGTCCTTTATCCTCCTGCTAGCCTCCTCAGGAGTTGAAGCCGGCGCAGGAACCGGATGAACCGTGTACCCACCCTTAGCCGGCAACCTCGCCCACGCCGGAGCATCTGTTGACCTA---ACTATTTTTTCCCTTCATTTAGCAGGTATTTCTTCAATCCTAGGGGCCATCAACTTTATTACAACGATTATTAATATAAAACCAGCAGCTATTACACAATATCAAACCCCCCTATTTGTCTGAGCAGTATTAATCACGGCTGTACTCCTCCTCCTTTCACTACCAGTCCTGGCAGCC---GGAATCACTATACTCCTTACCGACCGTAACCTCAATACTACCTTTTTCGACCCGGCAGGAGGGGGGGACCCTATCCTTTATCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGTCACCCTGAAGTCTACATCCTTATCCTTCCCGGATTTGGCATGGTCTCCCACATCGTAGCTTATTACTCCGGCAAGAAA---GAACCTTTCGGGTATATGGGCATGGTCTGAGCAATAATGGCCATCGGACTCCTTGGGTTTATTGTATGGGCCCACCACATGTTTACAGTCGGCATGG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Benthodesmus simonyi
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 8
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 8
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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