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Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) >
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Etymology: Electrona: Greek, elektron = amber (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Giovanni Antonio Risso (1777–1845) (aka Joseph Antoine Risso) was an Italian-French naturalist and the first to describe deep-sea fishes as distinctive fauna and describe depth zonation with different species living in discrete depth [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas batipelágico; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 90 - 1485 m (Ref. 104125). Deep-water; 55°N - 46°S
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Namibia, also the Mediterranean (gap across region of cyclonic gyre between the South Equatorial Countercurrent and western branch of Benguela Current (5°S-13°S). Larvae, however, are not found among the cruise collections in the Agulhas Current Region (Ref. 41388). Western Atlantic: off Suriname to Brazil (Ref. 13608). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Indian Ocean: 0°-40°S. Western Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300). Eastern Pacific: 42°-25°N, 5°-20°S and west of 80°W. Recorded from off Tungkang in Taiwan and Tungsha Islands in South China Sea (Ref. 39633).
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm 5.8, range 6 - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 126117); peso máx. Publicado: 16.10 g (Ref. 126117); Idade máx. registada: 1.50 anos (Ref. 31516)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 12 - 15; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 18 - 20; Vértebras: 32 - 34. Branchiostegal rays: 7-9 (Ref. 31442).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Oceanic, found between 225-750 m during the day and between 90-375 m (juveniles) and 450-550 m (adults) at night. Epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 31442). Widespread distribution in all oceans, limited by 10° and 15°C isotherms at 200 m and by a productivity greater than 50g Carbon per square meter per year. Sexually mature from about 5.9 cm. Spawn mainly during summer to autumn in the Mediterranean (Ref. 4775). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442). Also Ref. 58302.
Oviparous (Ref. 31442), determinate fecundity (Ref. 104737).
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 5.4 - 14.9, mean 10.1 °C (based on 1190 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00700 - 0.02163), b=3.09 (2.93 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (K=3.03; tmax=1.5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 172 [54, 509] mg/100g; Iron = 0.912 [0.350, 2.904] mg/100g; Protein = 16.1 [14.2, 18.0] %; Omega3 = 0.344 [0.128, 0.907] g/100g; Selenium = 23.7 [7.4, 71.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 35.7 [4.7, 258.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.05 [0.53, 2.25] mg/100g (wet weight);
