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Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) >
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Notoscopelus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Rolf Ling Bolin (1901–1973) was an American ichthyologist and marine biologist who was a specialist in lanternfish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser pelagic-oceanic; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 0 - 1300 m (Ref. 4775), usually 45 - 50 m (Ref. 4775). Temperate; 50°N - 15°N, 50°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: North temperate pattern (temperate-subtropical subpattern), between about 50° and 38°N, east of 50°W and in Mauritanian upwelling region, in both eastern and western Mediterranean basins. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4479)
High-oceanic, mesopelagic species. Probably found deeper than 1,000 m during the day, occurs at 12-200 m at night (maximum abundance at 45-50 m). Nyctoepipelagic at surface and down to 125 m (Ref. 4775).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Hulley, P.A., 1984. Myctophidae. p. 429-483. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4775)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 12.4 - 18.2, mean 14.3 °C (based on 18 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00200 - 0.00953), b=3.16 (2.96 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 110 [37, 276] mg/100g; Iron = 0.636 [0.278, 1.622] mg/100g; Protein = 16.6 [14.5, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 1.27 [0.55, 3.16] g/100g; Selenium = 13.8 [5.3, 41.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 53.1 [11.1, 291.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.872 [0.508, 1.504] mg/100g (wet weight);
