Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 4000 m (Ref. 5002). Deep-water; 45°S - 74°S
South Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. Southern Ocean: circum-Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 11.2 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128038)
Some studies on feeding have shown that euphausiids comprised 46% by weight of the food consumed by this species. Spawning probably occurs 3-4 times a year (Ref. 5002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gon, O., 1990. Bathylagidae. p. 107-110. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -0.4 - 2.1, mean 0.6 °C (based on 593 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42.4 [19.2, 123.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.573 [0.220, 1.579] mg/100g; Protein = 12.5 [9.6, 16.4] %; Omega3 = 0.547 [0.210, 1.519] g/100g; Selenium = 17.1 [5.0, 47.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26.6 [4.5, 149.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.72 [0.43, 1.25] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.
