Radiicephalus kessinger, Scarecrow tapertail

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Radiicephalus kessinger Koeda & Ho, 2018

Scarecrow tapertail
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> Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eyes and ribbonfishes) > Radiicephalidae (Tapertails)
Etymology: Radiicephalus: Latin, radius + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335);  kessinger: Name from Latin 'kessinger' for 'scarecrow', referring to the tattered, ribbon-like body..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; profondeur ? - 100 m (Ref. 123098). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 123098)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Rayons mous anaux: 6. This species can be distinguished from R. elongatus by the following: A 6 (vs. 7); pectoral-fn rays 11 (vs. 10); pelvic-fn rays 5 (vs. 9-10); upper caudal-fn rays 5 (vs. 4); caudal vertebrae 88 (vs. 77-80); end of dorsal-fn base anterior to middle of anal and caudal fns (vs. posterior), the distance between end of dorsal-fn base and caudal-fn base 20.7% SL and 144.7% HL (vs. 14.0-15.5% SL and 94.5-102.7% HL); anal-fn rays short [the frst ray very short, 0.7% HL (vs. 1.8-2.1% HL)]; lateral line through middle of body at pectoral-fn base, its height 50.3% (vs. higher than middle, 54.3-58.6%); lower jaw completely covered by upper jaw (vs. not covered by upper jaw); anterior tip of upper jaw projecting anteriorly beyond lower jaw when mouth open (vs. not projecting); mandible with a single irregular row (vs. 2 irregular rows), teeth larger and sharper than premaxillary teeth (vs. similar to premaxillary teeth) (Ref. 123098).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Th e holotype was collected shallower than 100 m depth by a mid-water trawl targeting the Sakura-shrimp Lucensosergia lucens (Ref. 123098).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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Koeda, K. and H.-C. Ho, 2019. A new tapertail species (family Radiicephalidae; Lampridiformes) from Taiwan, the first confirmed western Pacific Ocean record of the family. Ichthyol. Res. 66:207-214. (Ref. 123098)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).