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Etymology: Leucicorus: Greek, leykos = white + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335); gerringerae: Named for Dr. Mackenzie Gerringer (State University of New York at Geneseo, USA).
Eponymy: Dr Mackenzie Gerringer is an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo. Her PhD in Marine Biology was awarded by the University of Hawaii (2017). Her current research centres on the physiology and ecology of deep-sea animals. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 4500 - 5387 m (Ref. 126178). Deep-water
Distribución
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Western Atlantic: north of the Bahama Isl. and off Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 126178)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 97; Radios blandos anales: 73 - 80; Vértebra: 62. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 97; A 73-80 rays; total vertebrae 62 (13-14 + 48-49); head squamation extensive on opercle, preopercle and occiput, 25 scales transversely across trunk above the anal-fin origin; bluish eyes large (15-19% HL), no lens; otolith elongate (OL:OH = 1.62), the inner and outer faces are equally convex (Ref. 126178).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Schwarzhans, W.W., J.G. Nielsen and B.C. Mundy, 2022. Revision of the circumglobal deep-sea genus Leucicorus (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) with two new species. Zootaxa 5100(4):541-558. (Ref. 126178)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00167 - 0.00864), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).