Centrobranchus nigroocellatus
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Centrobranchus
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Branchiostegal rays: 7-8 (Ref. 31442). Striking features: light organs.
Distribution
Widespread, tropical to temperate.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 0-700 m.
Biology
To 5 cm.
High-oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic, at 375-650 m by day (most common at 500 m); nycto-epipelagic at surface and down to 200 m (Ref. 4775). Neustonic at 0-200 m at night (Ref. 58302). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders. Oviparous (Ref. 31442).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-07-10. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Hulley, P.A. (1986) Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Hulley, P.A. (1990) Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
Hulley, P.A. (1984) Myctophidae. p. 429-483. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
Gago, F.J. and R.J. Lavenberg (1992) Systematics of the lanternfish genus Centrobranchus (Pisces: Myctophidae). Copeia 1992(1):154-161.
Moser, H.G. and E.H. Ahlstrom (1996) Myctophidae: lanternfishes. p. 387-475. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p.
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