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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Etymology: Gonichthys: Greek, gonio = angle + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: William R Barnes (1886–1962) was a taxidermist and the last member of a family that gave 90 years’ service to the Australian Museum, Sydney, which he joined as an attendant (1907), transferring to the taxidermy department (1922). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 4066). Deep-water; 30°S - 40°S
Subtropical convergence species in all oceans.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4066)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 13; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 21 - 24.
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-1000 m during the day and from 0-175 m at night.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4066)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 9.9 - 15.9, mean 12.8 °C (based on 93 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00371 - 0.01953), b=3.08 (2.89 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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