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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Etymology: Symbolophorus: Greek, symbolon, ou = mark, signal + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Barton Warren Evermann (1853–1932) was a schoolteacher (1876–1886) and a student at Indiana University, where he was awarded his bachelor’s degree (1886), master’s (1888) and doctorate (1891). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Gilbert.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser bathypelagisch; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 100 - 500 m (Ref. 51600). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters to southern Hawaii near Marquesas. Eastern Pacific: coast of Peru approximately in front of Isla Huaura (Ref. 5530) and from Chile (Ref. 9068). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 125989); max. veröff. Gewicht: 19.40 g (Ref. 125989)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 13 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 18 - 22.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
High-oceanic and mesopelagic; nyctoepipelagic at the surface (Ref. 9192). Neustonic at 1-125 m at night, 600-1150 m during day (Ref. 58302). Feed at night in the western equatorial Pacific (Ref. 9192). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 31442). Lipid content is 3.1 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is10 % in total lipids (Ref. 9197).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00676 (0.00342 - 0.01336), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |