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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Gymnoscopelus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, skopelos, a lantern fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Hugh Fraser collected the holotype with a net of his own construction. We have not been able to further identify this person. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batipelágico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 50 - 250 m (Ref. 45488). Deep-water; 2°C - 8°C (Ref. 5182); 45°S - 68°S, 62°E - 179°E
Mostly in the region of Antarctic Polar Front, but northwards to Subtropical Convergence in Falkland Current region and at 45°E.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 137577)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16 - 18; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 20.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066). Found in the upper 100 m at night.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): -1.2 - 2.8, mean 2.3 °C (based on 13 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00197 - 0.00923), b=3.16 (2.97 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 114 [30, 298] mg/100g; Iron = 0.466 [0.172, 1.541] mg/100g; Protein = 16.5 [14.8, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.289 [0.089, 0.907] g/100g; Selenium = 9.47 [2.80, 31.77] μg/100g; VitaminA = 69.6 [8.3, 564.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.956 [0.483, 2.003] mg/100g (wet weight);