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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Eponymy: Rev. Richard Thomas Lowe (1802–1874) was a British botanist, ichthyologist and malacologist as well as being a clergyman. He graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge (1825) and then took holy orders. He became a pastor in Madeira (1832), [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lütken.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 1 - 1050 m (Ref. 58302), usually 175 - 1000 m (Ref. 4479). Deep-water; 46°N - 30°S
Atlantic Ocean: between 46°N and 26°S. Pacific Ocean: in central water masses (Ref. 4066); in eastern Pacific from 30°N to 30°S (Ref. 31442). Indian Ocean: 10°-22°S (Ref. 4066).
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?, range 3 - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4479)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10 - 13; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 17; Vertèbres: 37 - 39. Branchiostegal rays: 8-9 (Ref. 31442).
High-oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4479, 75154). Neustonic at >1-350 m at night, 550-1050 m during day (Ref. 58302). Found between 550 m to depths deeper than 1,000 m; nyctoepipelagic (rarely at the surface) to 175 m (Ref. 4479). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Paxton, J.R., 1979. Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, 322:1-28. (Ref. 5572)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 5.1 - 15.4, mean 9.5 °C (based on 835 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00379 - 0.01909), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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