Lepidophanes guentheri
No common name
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Lepidophanes
Lepidophanes guentheri
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Widespread, tropical to temperate.
Habitat Associations
Marine. pelagic-oceanic. depth range 40-750 m.
Biology
To 7 cm.
High-oceanic (Ref. 4066). Found between 425-750 m during the day and between 40-125 m at night (maximum abundance in the upper 50 m) (Ref. 4479). Feeding is acyclic in northwest Africa (Ref. 9198). Reach sexual maturity at 4.7 cm (Ref. 47377).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-07-10. Resilience: High (K=1.83; tm=0.5; tmax=1.20).
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.
Bernardes, R.Á. and C.L.D.B. Rossi-Wongtschowski (2000) Length-weight relationship of small pelagic fish species of the southeast and south Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone. Naga, ICLARM Q. 23(4):30-32.
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