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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Notoscopelus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 45 - 1000 m. Subtropical; 45°N - 35°N, 6°W - 17°E
Mediterranean Sea: endemic to the western region.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30504)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
High-oceanic, found between 375-1,000 m during the day and between 45-150 m at night. Spawns from winter to spring.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Bauchot, M.-L., 1987. Poissons osseux. p. 891-1421. In W. Fischer, M.L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.) Fiches FAO d'identification pour les besoins de la pêche. (rev. 1). Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de pêche 37. Vol. II. Commission des Communautés Européennes and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3397)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 13.1 - 14.3, mean 13.6 °C (based on 61 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00245 - 0.00814), b=3.17 (3.00 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=0.89).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 225 [81, 565] mg/100g; Iron = 2.09 [0.94, 5.05] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.3, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.728 [0.324, 1.795] g/100g; Selenium = 35.6 [14.9, 98.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26.8 [6.7, 144.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.06 [0.64, 1.72] mg/100g (wet weight);