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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Etymology: Symbolophorus: Greek, symbolon, ou = mark, signal + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 100 - 800 m (Ref. 27000). Deep-water
Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere between about 30°S and the subtropical convergence. Eastern Atlantic: probably south of about 11°S.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 10 - ? cm
Max length : 11.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4479)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13 - 15; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 21 - 23.
High-oceanic, mesopelagic species; nyctoepipelagic at the surface. Reach sexual maturity at 9.5 cm (Ref. 47377). Taken by midwater trawls in the upper 750 meters (Ref. 33839).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4479)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.4 - 16, mean 11.7 °C (based on 131 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 87.9 [23.5, 242.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.5 [0.2, 1.6] mg/100g; Protein = 16.4 [14.6, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.291 [0.097, 0.864] g/100g; Selenium = 12.6 [3.7, 41.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 88.9 [10.5, 769.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.852 [0.426, 1.830] mg/100g (wet weight);