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Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) >
Neoscopelidae (Blackchins)
Etymology: Scopelengys: Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish + Greek, eggys = near (Ref. 45335); tristis: tristis meaning dull, alluding to its dull blackish color (Ref. 4525).
More on author: Alcock.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina batypelagisk; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 400 - 1830 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 35°N - 35°S
Western Indian Ocean: 6°N to 34°S. Probably Somalia (Ref. 30573). Western Pacific. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Chile. Western Atlantic: off Venezuela (Ref. 6690) and Guianas (Ref. 13608). Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola; one record from South Africa (Ref. 6604). South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4481)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 11 - 13; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 12 - 14. Uniform brown in color, mouth and belly darker (Ref. 6604). Branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 36062). Lacks luminous organs and a gas bladder (Ref. 36062).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
High-oceanic and bathypelagic (Ref. 6604). Adults usually found below about 1,000 m, but juveniles found between 500-800 m. No evidence of vertical migration (Ref. 6604). Feed mainly on small crustaceans. Sexually mature from about 15.2 cm (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36062).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 4.2 - 7.7, mean 5.7 °C (based on 645 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7578 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00367 - 0.02375), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming tmax>3).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
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