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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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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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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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43.26°N, to the Antilles and Venezuela; Brazil to Argentina (with disjunct distribution over the minimum region off Brazil)
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Atlantic; Western and Central Pacific: Ryukyu Island, eastern Australia, Hawaiian Islands.
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Physical Description

Size

Maximum size: 91 mm SL
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Max. size

9.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4479))
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Ecology

Habitat

Environment

bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 4479)
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High-oceanic, found between 200-300 m during the day and between 60-175 at night.
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Known from seamounts and knolls
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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
 
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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.
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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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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
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Conservation

Threats

Not Evaluated
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