Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MB, MC | migrate: Mo | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MANE, MAm | food: bjPz, jiCi, jiCvf | class: |
| MRE = 0.021 | habitat: 0jMp, jiMp | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.001 | embryo: Mp | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 3.292 | 3.269 | (0.006934) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 2920 | 2911 | (0.00319) | d | life span | fishbase |
| Lp | 111 | 111.4 | (0.003527) | cm | total length at puberty for females | DemeMoll1993 |
| Lpm | 97 | 96.96 | (0.0003706) | cm | total length at puberty for males | DemeMoll1993 |
| Li | 210 | 218.1 | (0.03859) | cm | ultimate total length of female | fishbase |
| Wwb | 0.00052 | 0.000518 | (0.003865) | g | wet weight at birth | guess |
| Wwi | 8000 | 7961 | (0.004913) | g | ultimate wet weight for female | fishbase |
| GSI | 0.04 | 0.03993 | (0.001812) | g/g | gonado somatic index | DemeMoll1993 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL_fm |   | time since birth | total length | (0.03072) | DemeMoll1993 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Lepidopus caudatus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02726 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 515.5 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.02029 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9542 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8002 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
Facts
- depth range 180 to 1700 m; bathypelagic by day but moves upwards in the water column at night to feed at middle depths (Ref: Wiki)
- length-weight: wet weight (g) = 0.00041*(TL in cm)^3.11 (Ref: fishbase)
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