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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-1000 m during the day and from 0-175 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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Distribution
Subtropical convergence species in all oceans.
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Fricke, R. 1999 Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31:759 p. (Ref. 33390)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=33390&speccode=10
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Mauritius, New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, South Africa (country)
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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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Southern circumglobal in subtropical convergence (including Mascarenes).
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 21 - 24
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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
5.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4066))
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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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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 4066)
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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. 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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Depth range based on 13 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 13 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 2972
Temperature range (°C): 1.792 - 23.267
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.709 - 37.980
Salinity (PPS): 34.135 - 35.512
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.166 - 5.585
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.178 - 2.704
Silicate (umol/l): 2.714 - 125.802
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 2972
Temperature range (°C): 1.792 - 23.267
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.709 - 37.980
Salinity (PPS): 34.135 - 35.512
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.166 - 5.585
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.178 - 2.704
Silicate (umol/l): 2.714 - 125.802
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 13 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 2972
Temperature range (°C): 1.792 - 23.267
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.709 - 37.980
Salinity (PPS): 34.135 - 35.512
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.166 - 5.585
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.178 - 2.704
Silicate (umol/l): 2.714 - 125.802
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 2972
Temperature range (°C): 1.792 - 23.267
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.709 - 37.980
Salinity (PPS): 34.135 - 35.512
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.166 - 5.585
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.178 - 2.704
Silicate (umol/l): 2.714 - 125.802
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth: 0 - 1000m.
Recorded at 1000 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic. Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-1000 m during the day and from 0-175 m at night.
Recorded at 1000 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic. Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-1000 m during the day and from 0-175 m 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: Gonichthys barnesi
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
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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