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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Lampanyctinae
Eponymy: Dr Åge Vedel Tåning (1890–1958) was a Danish ichthyologist and an expert on lanternfish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 90 - 800 m (Ref. 4479). Deep-water; 40°N - 35°S, 131°E - 21°E
Atlantic Ocean: 40°N to 20°N; disjunct distribution between 30°N and about 14°N and between 8°S and 23°S in the eastern sector (recorded from 34°05'15''S, 16°00'45''E, Ref. 4066); also between 17°S and 28°S in the western sector. Indian Ocean: between 20°S and 30°S. Western Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Central and northeast Pacific: between 35°N and 12°N.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4479)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 13; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 14; Vértebra: 39 - 41.
High-oceanic species found between 1-800 m during the day and between 90-600 m at night (large specimens between 200 and 400 m) (Ref. 4479). Size stratification with depth at night (Ref. 4775). Epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 31442). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and neustonic larvae (Ref. 31442).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.8 - 20.4, mean 14.1 °C (based on 288 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00240 - 0.01095), b=3.14 (2.96 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
