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Scopelarchidae (Pearleyes)
Etymology: Scopelarchoides: Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish + Greek, archos = anus + Greek, oides = similar (Ref. 45335); climax: Named for the Climax expeditions to the central Pacific Ocean and for John McGowan, leader of this expeditions, and for the scientists and crews participating in these voyages.
Eponymy: Dr John A McGowan was an associate professor of oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and is now Professor Emeritus of Oceanography, Scripps institute of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Deep-water
Eastern Central Pacific: near the Tubuai Group, between 24.5-25°S and around 155°W.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40783)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Johnson, R.K., 1974. Five new species and a new genus of alepisauroid fishes of the Scopelarchidae (Pisces: Myctophiformes). Copeia 1974(2):449-457. (Ref. 40783)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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