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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Diaphinae
Etymology: Diaphus: Greek, dis, dia = through + Greek, physa, phyo = to beget, to have as offspring (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 8000 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 43°N - 27°S
Eastern Atlantic: between 30°N and about 19°N and between 7°N and 11°S (uncommon over the Mauritanian Upwelling Region). Western Atlantic: USA in the Gulf Stream to Brazil. Indian Ocean: 7°N and 23°S; Agulhas Current (Ref. 4066). Western Pacific: to 35°N in Kuroshio and Tushima currents. Eastern Pacific: 8° and 12°S.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 7.1, range 5 - 7.7 cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4479)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 15; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 16 - 17.
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 375-750 m during the day; between 40-225 m at night (maximum abundance at 100 m depth) (Ref. 4479).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.7 - 4.3, mean 2.3 °C (based on 6168 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00444 - 0.01488), b=3.06 (2.90 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).