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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
Ökologie
seewasser bathypelagisch; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 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 / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?, range 3 - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4479)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 9-11; Afterflossenstacheln 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 16 - 19; Wirbelzahl: 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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.4 - 25.2, mean 17.2 °C (based on 1050 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00297 - 0.01609), b=3.13 (2.93 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
