Silvery lightfish
📖 Overview
Oceanic, found to depths of at least 1,524 m. Migrate in the water column at depths of 150-250 m during the day and to about 50 m at night . Mesopelagic ; abundant near continental shelf-slope breaks and seamounts, rare in the open ocean . A cyclic selective feeder of copepods and euphausiids . They become sexually mature when 1 year old. Spawning takes place in March - September, producing 200-500 eggs, floating on the surface . Lipid content is 5.5 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 15.3 % in total lipids .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24. Silvery with a greenish-blue back .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Silvery lightfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Silvery lightfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Spawns at least twice in in a lifetime .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 271 - 1524 m , usually 300 - 400 m . Deep-water; 72°N - 55°S, 180°W - 180°E Atlantic oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Daisy Pearlside · Hatchetfish · Mueller's Bristle-mouth Fish · Mueller's pearlside · Muller's Bristlemouth Fish · Muller's Pearsides · Muller's pearlsides · Pearl-side · Pearlfish · Pearlside · Pearlsides · Silvery Lightfish · Silvery lightfish, Pearlsides · pearlsides argentine · sheppy argentine |
| 🌍CES | stříbrník Müllerův |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Laksesild · Müllers laksesild |
| 🇩🇪German | Lachsherring |
| 🌍ELL | Μαυρόλυκος |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Helmikylki · Iyhtysukasuu |
| 🇫🇷French | Brossé améthyste · Brossé améthyste, Maurolique de Müller · Maurolique de miller · maurolique de Müller |
| 🌍ISL | Norræna gulldepla |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pisci diavulu |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Lichtend sprotje · Zalmharing |
| 🌍NNO | laksesild |
| 🌍NOB | laksesild |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Laksesild |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Mauryk |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Мавролик Мюллера |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Anchoa de Fondo · Luciérnaga Perlada · Pez Hacha · Yoalaakaci |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | laxsill |
| 🌍TUR | isildak baligi |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 斧魚 · 海洋斧魚 · 穆氏暗光魚 · 銀斧 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina pennanti | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Benthosema muelleri | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Maurolicus mulleri | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Maurolicus pennanti | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Mauroluccius mulleri | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Salmo muelleri | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Scopelus borealis | Nilsson | 1832 | Synonym |
| Scopelus humboldtii | Yarrel | 1836 | Synonym |
| Scopelus maurolici | Valenciennes | 1850 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 351 records indexed .
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