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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Gymnoscopelus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, skopelos, a lantern fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Hugh Fraser collected the holotype with a net of his own construction. We have not been able to further identify this person. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 50 - 250 m (Ref. 45488). Deep-water; 2°C - 8°C (Ref. 5182); 45°S - 68°S, 62°E - 179°E
Mostly in the region of Antarctic Polar Front, but northwards to Subtropical Convergence in Falkland Current region and at 45°E.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.8 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5182)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 16 - 18; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 17 - 20.
Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066). Found in the upper 100 m at night.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 146-178. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5182)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.2 - 2.8, mean 2.3 °C (based on 13 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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 = 114 [30, 298] mg/100g; Iron = 0.466 [0.172, 1.541] mg/100g; Protein = 16.5 [14.8, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.289 [0.089, 0.907] g/100g; Selenium = 9.47 [2.80, 31.77] μg/100g; VitaminA = 69.6 [8.3, 564.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.956 [0.483, 2.003] mg/100g (wet weight);
![Image of Gymnoscopelus fraseri (Fraser\](/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Gyfra_u1.gif "Image of Gymnoscopelus fraseri (Fraser\")
