Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839)

Madeira lantern fish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Myctophiformes \| Myctophidae
Synonyms	Scopelus maderensis, Lampanyctus maderensis, Macrostoma maderensis, ... more
Common names	... more

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Main reference

Hulley, P.A. 1990. (Ref. 4479)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Paxton, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 8.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4479)

Length at first maturity

L_m ?, range 6 - 3.8 cm

Environment

Bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 51 - 1082 m (Ref. 56504)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; - 20°N

Eastern Atlantic: France to Mauritania, including the Mediterranean. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Atlantic: Slope Water and Gulf Streams regions from 50°N to 30°N. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

High-oceanic, schooling, found between 650-700 m during the day and between 51-250 m at night with size stratification with depth (Ref. 4479). Depth range from 460-1082 m1 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Juveniles are nyctoepipelagic at the surface. Feeds on copepods and adult or larval forms of other planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 4775).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.6250

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)	High

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Modified by Sampang, Arlene G.

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