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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Lampanyctodes: Greek, lampas, -ados = torch + Greek, nykte = night (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Sir James Hector (1834–1907) was a Scottishborn Canadian geologist who took his medical degree at Edinburgh and, as both geologist and surgeon, was part of the Palliser expedition to western North America (1857–1860). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - ? m (Ref. 4479). Tropical; 13°S - 43°S
Eastern Atlantic: Benguela Upwelling Region south of about 19°S. Western Pacific: off southern Australia and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Chile.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7003); âge max. reporté: 3.00 années (Ref. 7003)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13 - 15; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 17.
Pseudoceanic (Ref. 4066). Occurs in neritic fish community over the continental shelf (Ref. 42649). Nyctoepipelagic at the surface (Ref. 4479). Eggs of this species have been reported immediately beneath the water surface (Ref. 9212). Lipid content is 20 % in fresh body weight (Ref. 8966). Processed into fishmeal (Ref. 4066).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.4 - 18.2, mean 15.5 °C (based on 201 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00200 - 0.00953), b=3.16 (2.96 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=0.31; tmax=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (58 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 478 [171, 1,637] mg/100g; Iron = 2.32 [0.97, 5.85] mg/100g; Protein = 16.3 [14.2, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.523 [0.213, 1.390] g/100g; Selenium = 66 [23, 211] μg/100g; VitaminA = 69.2 [17.2, 345.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.06 [1.20, 3.43] mg/100g (wet weight);