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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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 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).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4481)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 11 - 13; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 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).
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).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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 op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.2 - 7.7, mean 5.7 °C (based on 645 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7656 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00363 - 0.02397), b=3.07 (2.85 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (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.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).