Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066). Found below 210 m at night.
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Hulley, P.A. 1990 Myctophidae. p. 146-178. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5182)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5182&speccode=6981
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Distribution
Circumglobal between Subtropical Convergence and Antarctic Polar Front. Also recorded from 54°07'S, 30°59'W.
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Hulley, P.A. 1990 Myctophidae. p. 146-178. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5182)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5182&speccode=6981
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New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
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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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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 20; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 18 - 20
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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)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4066&speccode=10238
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Size
Max. size
11.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5182))
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Hulley, P.A. 1990 Myctophidae. p. 146-178. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5182)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5182&speccode=6981
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 200 - 210 m (Ref. 58018)
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Bogutskaya, N.G. 2007 Preliminary assignment of coordinates to type localities in the Catalog of Fishes. Unpublished dbf file. (Ref. 58018)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58018&speccode=6010
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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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Depth range based on 64 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 64 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 2275
Temperature range (°C): 0.991 - 12.262
Nitrate (umol/L): 6.301 - 33.891
Salinity (PPS): 34.009 - 34.889
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.194 - 7.011
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.654 - 2.426
Silicate (umol/l): 2.685 - 69.885
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 2275
Temperature range (°C): 0.991 - 12.262
Nitrate (umol/L): 6.301 - 33.891
Salinity (PPS): 34.009 - 34.889
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.194 - 7.011
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.654 - 2.426
Silicate (umol/l): 2.685 - 69.885
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 64 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 2275
Temperature range (°C): 0.991 - 12.262
Nitrate (umol/L): 6.301 - 33.891
Salinity (PPS): 34.009 - 34.889
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.194 - 7.011
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.654 - 2.426
Silicate (umol/l): 2.685 - 69.885
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 2275
Temperature range (°C): 0.991 - 12.262
Nitrate (umol/L): 6.301 - 33.891
Salinity (PPS): 34.009 - 34.889
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.194 - 7.011
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.654 - 2.426
Silicate (umol/l): 2.685 - 69.885
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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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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Trophic Strategy
Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066). Found below 210 m at night.
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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)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4066&speccode=10238
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Gymnoscopelus microlampas
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
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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