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Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) >
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Notoscopelus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish (Ref. 45335); resplendens: From the Latin 'resplendere' which means to shine brightly (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Richardson.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 777 - 2121 m (Ref. 44036). Deep-water; 55°N - 61°S
Atlantic Ocean: about 35°N (east of 40°W) and 47°N (west of 40°W) to the southern Subtropical Convergence at 40°S, but with discontinuity in the region of the cyclonic gyre 2°S - 11°S, in the eastern Atlantic and in the minimum region off Brazil (5°-9°S to 21°S). Indian Ocean: between 24° and 30°S. Western Pacific: northwest Pacific to off Australia and New Zealand (absent from western tropical Pacific and southeast Asian seas, Ref. 5182). Eastern Pacific: south of 55°N (Ref. 265) to 34°S, west of 80°W but to 20°S in Peruvian Transitional Zone. Southern Ocean: at 60°58'S, 48°05'W (Ref. 5182). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4479); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 9.90 g (Ref. 126117)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 21 - 24; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 18 - 20; Wervels: 35 - 38. Branchiostegal rays: 9-10 (Ref. 31442). Anal organs 13; can be easily distinguished from other species of the genus by its gill raker count (Ref. 39633).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
High-oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 31442). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 300 m and found between 651-2,000 m during the day (Ref. 4479). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442).
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.4 - 6.9, mean 4.1 °C (based on 1475 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00323 - 0.01073), b=3.18 (3.01 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 95.4 [25.1, 258.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.528 [0.190, 1.695] mg/100g; Protein = 16.3 [14.5, 18.1] %; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.109, 0.968] g/100g; Selenium = 14.8 [4.2, 47.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 91.8 [10.8, 815.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.875 [0.437, 1.909] mg/100g (wet weight);
