Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 9927), usually 500 - 700 m (Ref. 6744). Deep-water; 65°N - 40°S
Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and British Isles to South Africa including Canary Islands and Ascension Island (Ref. 6744). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Not recorded from the Mediterranean (Ref. 6744).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.6 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5951); common length : 9.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6536)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 25 - 29; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 18 - 24; Vertebre: 27 - 29. Body black dorsally, silvery on sides (Ref. 6622). Branchiostegal rays: 7-8 (Ref. 36622). Body deep, heavy, sides straight. Large adults very dark brown (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Juveniles are found from near surface to about 250 m to more than 1,000 m (Ref. 6536). Largest adults may be benthopelagic (Ref. 9851). Adults are plankton-eaters like the other members of the family (Ref. 6744). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36622).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di potenziale interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 3.3 - 12.2, mean 8.1 °C (based on 510 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03548 (0.01973 - 0.06380), b=2.97 (2.81 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 14.5 [4.0, 67.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.452 [0.132, 1.423] mg/100g; Protein = 2.82 [0.00, 6.75] %; Omega3 = 0.188 [0.059, 0.608] g/100g; Selenium = 14.6 [3.8, 60.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18 [2, 154] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.449 [0.188, 1.168] mg/100g (wet weight);