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Etymology: Leucicorus: Greek, leykos = white + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335); gerringerae: Named for Dr. Mackenzie Gerringer (State University of New York at Geneseo, USA).
Eponymy: Dr Mackenzie Gerringer is an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo. Her PhD in Marine Biology was awarded by the University of Hawaii (2017). Her current research centres on the physiology and ecology of deep-sea animals. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 4500 - 5387 m (Ref. 126178). Deep-water
Western Atlantic: north of the Bahama Isl. and off Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 126178)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 97; Anale zachte stralen: 73 - 80; Wervels: 62. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 97; A 73-80 rays; total vertebrae 62 (13-14 + 48-49); head squamation extensive on opercle, preopercle and occiput, 25 scales transversely across trunk above the anal-fin origin; bluish eyes large (15-19% HL), no lens; otolith elongate (OL:OH = 1.62), the inner and outer faces are equally convex (Ref. 126178).
Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Schwarzhans, W.W., J.G. Nielsen and B.C. Mundy, 2022. Revision of the circumglobal deep-sea genus Leucicorus (Teleostei, Ophidiidae) with two new species. Zootaxa 5100(4):541-558. (Ref. 126178)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00167 - 0.00864), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
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