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Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) >
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Diaphinae
Etymology: Lobianchia: Latin, lobus = lobe + Greek, agchone = bottleneck (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Salvatore Lo Bianco (1860–1910) was an Italian marine biologist. [...] Dr Carlo Gemellaro (1787–1866) was an Italian physician, surgeon, naturalist, volcanologist and geologist, and a friend of the author. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 25 - 800 m (Ref. 4066). Deep-water; 60°N - 55°S
Eastern Atlantic: southwest of Ireland and Bay of Biscay to Mauritania and from Gabon to Namibia including some records in the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: USA to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and Argentina, but absent between 17°-3°N east of 30°W. Indian Ocean: 2°N - 25°S, east of 75°E. Western Pacific: between Japan and Australia (Ref. 4775); also New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Eastern Pacific: Nazca ridge, Peru (Ref. 45845).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 4.6, range 4 - 5 cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4479)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 16 - 18; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 13 - 15. Anal organs 10-11; mature males have supracaudal gland consisting of a series of 6 large, well-defined scale-like structures flanked by 5 pairs of smaller, triangular ones; the infracaudal gland of mature females consists of 2 heart-shaped scales; flanked by smaller, triangular luminous scales (Ref. 39633).
High-oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066), found between 300-800 m during the day and between 25-100 m (juveniles 14-22 mm) and 200-300 (adults 50-56 mm) at night (Ref. 4479). Size stratification with depth both day and night (Ref. 4775). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442). Reach sexual maturity between 40 and 45 cm (Ref. 47377). Also Ref. 58302.
Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. 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. 1. (Ref. 4479)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.2 - 21.5, mean 13.7 °C (based on 1153 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00279 - 0.01428), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 153 [42, 434] mg/100g; Iron = 0.666 [0.242, 2.120] mg/100g; Protein = 16.4 [14.5, 18.1] %; Omega3 = 0.328 [0.110, 0.932] g/100g; Selenium = 12.1 [3.5, 39.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 92.6 [11.2, 779.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.52, 2.24] mg/100g (wet weight);
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