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Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) >
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Etymology: Centrobranchus: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, brangchia = gills (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 700 m (Ref. 4479). Deep-water; 40°N - 45°S
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Senegal and from Gabon to Angola. Western Atlantic: USA to about 14°N, and from Brazil to Argentina. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Indian Ocean: 8°S to 34°S. Southwest Pacific: off New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: northern section of the California Current region (Ref. 31442) and off Chile. Reported from Hawaii (Ref. 583) and Japan (Ref. 559).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 3 - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4479)
Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 9-11; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 19; Vertebre: 35 - 40. Branchiostegal rays: 7-8 (Ref. 31442).
High-oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic, at 375-650 m by day (most common at 500 m); nycto-epipelagic at surface and down to 200 m (Ref. 4775). Neustonic at 0-200 m at night (Ref. 58302). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442).
Gago, F.J. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1992. Systematics of the lanternfish genus Centrobranchus (Pisces: Myctophidae). Copeia 1992(1):154-161. (Ref. 7452)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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