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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Diaphinae
Etymology: Diaphus: Greek, dis, dia = through + Greek, physa, phyo = to beget, to have as offspring (Ref. 45335); mascarensis: Named after the banks of the Mascarene Ridge, its place of capture.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 237 - 800 m (Ref. 41745). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: banks of Saya de Malha and from the Nazaré Bank.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 41745)
Taken in bottom trawls, probably benthopelagic (Ref. 41745).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Bekker, V.E. and Y.N. Shcherbachev, 1990. Bathypelagic species of the families Neoscopelidae and Myctophidae from the Indian Ocean, with a description of a new species of Diaphus. J. Ichthyol. 30(7):122-134. (Ref. 41745)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 9.7 - 13.2, mean 11.4 °C (based on 37 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00358 - 0.03515), b=2.99 (2.74 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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).
