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Etymology: Leucicorus: Greek, leykos = white + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335); gerringerae: Named for Dr. Mackenzie Gerringer (State University of New York at Geneseo, USA).
Eponymy: Dr Mackenzie Gerringer is an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo. Her PhD in Marine Biology was awarded by the University of Hawaii (2017). Her current research centres on the physiology and ecology of deep-sea animals. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 4500 - 5387 m (Ref. 126178). Deep-water
Western Atlantic: north of the Bahama Isl. and off Brazil.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.5 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 126178)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 97; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 73 - 80; Wirbelzahl: 62. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 97; A 73-80 rays; total vertebrae 62 (13-14 + 48-49); head squamation extensive on opercle, preopercle and occiput, 25 scales transversely across trunk above the anal-fin origin; bluish eyes large (15-19% HL), no lens; otolith elongate (OL:OH = 1.62), the inner and outer faces are equally convex (Ref. 126178).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Schwarzhans, W.W., J.G. Nielsen and B.C. Mundy, 2022. Revision of the circumglobal deep-sea genus Leucicorus (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) with two new species. Zootaxa 5100(4):541-558. (Ref. 126178)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00167 - 0.00864), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).