>
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) >
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Gymnoscopelus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, skopelos, a lantern fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr August Bernhard Brauer (1863–1917) was a German herpetologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lönnberg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur ? - 2700 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 33°S - 78°S
Generally ranges between the coasts of Antarctic and 33°S (south-western Atlantic Ocean sector), 46°S (Indian Ocean sector between 50°-71°E), and about 46°S (Pacific Ocean sector off Chile).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 128038)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 17; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 16 - 20.
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found in the upper 200 m at night but deeper in the region of Subtropical Convergence (Ref. 4066). Feeds mainly on Euphausia superba; also takes copepods (Euchaeta antarctica, Rhincalanus gigas), amphipods (Primno macropa, Themisto gaudichaudii) and the euphausiid Thysanoessa macrura.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 146-178. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5182)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
Outils
Articles particuliers
Télécharger en XML
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.5 - 2.3, mean 0.8 °C (based on 693 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00200 - 0.00953), b=3.16 (2.96 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 85.4 [23.8, 229.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.533 [0.197, 1.652] mg/100g; Protein = 16.3 [14.6, 18.1] %; Omega3 = 0.337 [0.112, 0.973] g/100g; Selenium = 17.7 [5.5, 55.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 64.9 [7.7, 524.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.735 [0.378, 1.570] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.