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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-750 m during the day and between 40-550 m at night (most abundant below 200 m at night) (Ref. 4066, 4775). There is size stratification with depth both day and night (Ref. 4775).
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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)
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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, South Africa (country), 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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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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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
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Eastern Atlantic: disjunct distribution from Morocco-Angola (gap in 17°N-11°N). Western Atlantic: USA to Brazil with isolated specimens to Argentina. Indian Ocean: equatorial waters and west of 70°E to 36°S in Agulhas Current. Indo-west-central Pacific: Southeast Asian seas and north to 8°N and eastwards to 126°W (Ref. 4775). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
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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)
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off Banquereau Bank to Brazil with isolated specimens to Argentina
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 19
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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)
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Size
Max. size
11.8 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)
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Type Information
Type for Diaphus lucidus
Catalog Number: USNM 92315
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1908
Locality: Pescador Id., Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 457
Vessel: Albatross
Catalog Number: USNM 92315
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1908
Locality: Pescador Id., Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 457
Vessel: Albatross
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Type for Diaphus lucidus
Catalog Number: USNM 93154
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1909
Locality: Tayabas Lt. (Outer), N. 32 Degrees W., 21.8 Miles; Marinduque Id. and Vicinity, Marinduque, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 331
Vessel: Albatross
Catalog Number: USNM 93154
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1909
Locality: Tayabas Lt. (Outer), N. 32 Degrees W., 21.8 Miles; Marinduque Id. and Vicinity, Marinduque, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 331
Vessel: Albatross
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Type for Diaphus lucidus
Catalog Number: USNM 44084
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1884
Locality: Caribbean, Cuba, Greater Antilles, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic
Depth (m): 2997 to 2997
Vessel: Albatross
Catalog Number: USNM 44084
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1884
Locality: Caribbean, Cuba, Greater Antilles, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic
Depth (m): 2997 to 2997
Vessel: Albatross
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 2999 m (Ref. 58018), usually 200 - ? m (Ref. 4479)
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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)
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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)
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nektonic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-750 m during the day and between 40-550 m at night (most abundant below 200 m at night)
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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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.
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Depth range based on 103 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 87 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 50 - 4300
Temperature range (°C): 1.749 - 21.266
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.495 - 38.897
Salinity (PPS): 34.465 - 36.588
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.037 - 6.187
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 2.777
Silicate (umol/l): 0.908 - 145.704
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 50 - 4300
Temperature range (°C): 1.749 - 21.266
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.495 - 38.897
Salinity (PPS): 34.465 - 36.588
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.037 - 6.187
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 2.777
Silicate (umol/l): 0.908 - 145.704
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 87 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 50 - 4300
Temperature range (°C): 1.749 - 21.266
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.495 - 38.897
Salinity (PPS): 34.465 - 36.588
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.037 - 6.187
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 2.777
Silicate (umol/l): 0.908 - 145.704
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 50 - 4300
Temperature range (°C): 1.749 - 21.266
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.495 - 38.897
Salinity (PPS): 34.465 - 36.588
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.037 - 6.187
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 2.777
Silicate (umol/l): 0.908 - 145.704
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Depth: 40 - 750m.
From 40 to 750 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic.
From 40 to 750 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic.
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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)
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Trophic Strategy
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-750 m during the day and between 40-550 m at night (most abundant below 200 m at night) (Ref. 4066, 4775). There is size stratification with depth both day and night (Ref. 4775).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Diaphus lucidus
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.
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