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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Gymnoscopelus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, skopelos, a lantern fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 300 - ? m (Ref. 4066). Deep-water; 35°S - 78°S
Generally ranges between Antarctica and 35°S (off Argentina), 47°S (Falkland Current region), and 47°-49°S (between 45°E and 71°E). Adults occur only in high latitudes (South Orkneys, South Shetlands, Antarctic Peninsula); juveniles and adults in waters around South Georgia and central Scotia Sea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.1 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 124149); peso massimo pubblicato: 47.10 g (Ref. 124149)
Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 17-19; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 19 - 21
South of the Antarctic Polar Front, adults occur in upper 250 m of open ocean and over continental shelves and oceanic banks (spring-summer) during the day, migrating to 50- 100 m at night. Also mesopelagic (Ref. 4066). Feeds on euphausiids and euphausiid larvae, hyperiids, mysids, copepods, and amphipods.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 146-178. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5182)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0 - 2.5, mean 0.9 °C (based on 696 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00275 - 0.00913), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 65.7 [17.5, 183.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.447 [0.164, 1.452] mg/100g; Protein = 16.3 [14.6, 18.1] %; Omega3 = 0.306 [0.102, 0.899] g/100g; Selenium = 15.7 [4.6, 49.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 79.4 [9.7, 660.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.718 [0.362, 1.544] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.