False-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides) fish species and information / pictures of False-midas lanternfish - Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

False-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides) fish species information

Scientific Name
Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

Common Name
False-midas lanternfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20

Classification

Classified By

Hulley, 1981

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lanternfishes (Myctophiformes)

Family

Lanternfishes (Myctophidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front. Known from about 50?S to 54?S along 40?W, and between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front at about 124?W.

Distribution

Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front. Known from about 50?S to 54?S along 40?W, and between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front at about 124?W.

Range

34°S - 54°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2200 m

Depth To - meters

2350 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 2200 - 2350 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.23 s.e. 0.42 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

14.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated