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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Scopelopsis: Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina batypelagisk; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 3 - 2000 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 9°S - 42°S
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: circumglobal in the southern hemisphere, between about 25°S and the Subtropical Convergence, but in eastern boundary currents to 9°S (? seasonal).
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 6 - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40727)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 20 - 25; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 23 - 27.
High-oceanic and mesopelagic; found between 74-400 m at night (Ref. 4066). Exhibits size stratification with depth. Sexually mature from about 62 mm (Ref. 4479).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 5.2 - 13.7, mean 8.9 °C (based on 216 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00271 - 0.00969), b=3.25 (3.08 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).