Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
High-oceanic, found between 200-300 m during the day and between 60-175 at night (Ref. 4479, 58302). Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302, 75154). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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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. (Ref. 4479)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4479&speccode=21
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Distribution
European waters (ERMS scope), Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, North West Atlantic, Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145244
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
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Ramos, M. (ed.). 2010. IBERFAUNA. The Iberian Fauna Databank
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149024
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Eastern Atlantic: off Portugal to Mauritania; Gabon to Angola. Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA (Ref. 26340) to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and Venezuela; Brazil to Argentina (with disjunct distribution over the minimum region off Brazil). Elsewhere, from two stations in Northwest Pacific and with reservation from near Hawaii. Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755).Atlantic and Eastern Pacific: occurring in tropical warm waters of both hemispheres (Ref. 47377).
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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. (Ref. 4479)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4479&speccode=21
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43.26°N, to the Antilles and Venezuela; Brazil to Argentina (with disjunct distribution over the minimum region off Brazil)
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Atlantic; Western and Central Pacific: Ryukyu Island, eastern Australia, Hawaiian Islands.
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
9.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4479))
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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. (Ref. 4479)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4479&speccode=21
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 4479)
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683
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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. (Ref. 4479)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4479&speccode=21
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nektonic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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High-oceanic, found between 200-300 m during the day and between 60-175 at night.
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Known from seamounts and knolls
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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145453
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Depth range based on 30 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 16 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 100 - 2140
Temperature range (°C): 3.464 - 21.266
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.456 - 30.197
Salinity (PPS): 34.782 - 36.572
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.394 - 6.319
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.084 - 2.157
Silicate (umol/l): 0.997 - 26.560
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 100 - 2140
Temperature range (°C): 3.464 - 21.266
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.456 - 30.197
Salinity (PPS): 34.782 - 36.572
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.394 - 6.319
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.084 - 2.157
Silicate (umol/l): 0.997 - 26.560
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 16 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 100 - 2140
Temperature range (°C): 3.464 - 21.266
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.456 - 30.197
Salinity (PPS): 34.782 - 36.572
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.394 - 6.319
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.084 - 2.157
Silicate (umol/l): 0.997 - 26.560
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 100 - 2140
Temperature range (°C): 3.464 - 21.266
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.456 - 30.197
Salinity (PPS): 34.782 - 36.572
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.394 - 6.319
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.084 - 2.157
Silicate (umol/l): 0.997 - 26.560
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth: 60 - 300m.
From 60 to 300 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic. High-oceanic, found between 200-300 m during the day and between 60-175 at night.
From 60 to 300 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic. High-oceanic, found between 200-300 m during the day and between 60-175 at night.
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Migration
Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Diaphus bertelseni
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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