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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
High-oceanic, mesopelagic species; nyctoepipelagic at the surface. Reach sexual maturity at 9.5 cm (Ref. 47377). Taken by midwater trawls in the upper 750 meters (Ref. 33839).
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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
Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere between about 30°S and the subtropical convergence. Eastern Atlantic: probably south of about 11°S.
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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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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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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 21 - 23
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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
11.6 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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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 100 - 800 m (Ref. 27000)
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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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Reiner, F. 1996 Catálogo dos peixes do Arquipélago de Cabo Verde. Publicações avulsas do IPIMAR No. 2. 339 p. (Ref. 27000)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27000&speccode=146
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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 172 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 110 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 3600
Temperature range (°C): 1.870 - 22.791
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.072 - 33.490
Salinity (PPS): 34.228 - 35.906
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.388 - 6.445
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.126 - 2.341
Silicate (umol/l): 1.112 - 77.698
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 3600
Temperature range (°C): 1.870 - 22.791
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.072 - 33.490
Salinity (PPS): 34.228 - 35.906
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.388 - 6.445
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.126 - 2.341
Silicate (umol/l): 1.112 - 77.698
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 110 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 3600
Temperature range (°C): 1.870 - 22.791
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.072 - 33.490
Salinity (PPS): 34.228 - 35.906
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.388 - 6.445
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.126 - 2.341
Silicate (umol/l): 1.112 - 77.698
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 3600
Temperature range (°C): 1.870 - 22.791
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.072 - 33.490
Salinity (PPS): 34.228 - 35.906
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.388 - 6.445
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.126 - 2.341
Silicate (umol/l): 1.112 - 77.698
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Depth: 100 - 800m.
From 100 to 800 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic.
From 100 to 800 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
High-oceanic, mesopelagic species; nyctoepipelagic at the surface. Reach sexual maturity at 9.5 cm (Ref. 47377).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Symbolophorus barnardi
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
No available public DNA sequences.
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No available public DNA sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Symbolophorus barnardi
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 15
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 15
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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Wikipedia
Symbolophorus barnardi
Symbolophorus barnardi is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between about 30° S and 11° S at depths of between 100 and 800 m. Its length is about 12 cm. It inhabits the deeper waters during the day, and migrates at night to the epipelagic zone.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Symbolophorus barnardi" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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