Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 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).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5951); common length : 9.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6536)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 25 - 29; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 24; Vértebra: 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 vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: de interés potencial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 3.3 - 12.2, mean 8.1 °C (based on 510 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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Nutrientes (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);