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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 / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 4066). Deep-water; 30°S - 40°S
Subtropical convergence species in all oceans.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4066)
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-1000 m during the day and from 0-175 m at night.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00871 (0.00383 - 0.01980), b=3.08 (2.89 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (16 of 100). 🛈 |