Krefftichthys
anderssoni
(Lönnberg, 1905)
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Family:
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Myctophidae
(Lanternfishes)
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Order:
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Myctophiformes
(lanternfishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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7.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5182) |
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Environment: |
bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine
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Climate: |
deep-water; 32°S - 78°S |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
Go to ccfishery.net
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Ranges from the Antarctic Divergence/Weddell-Scotia Confluence to the northern boundary limits (usually considered to coincide with the geographic location of the Subtropical Convergence), and further north in meridional currents: to 32?33°S in Peruvian Current and to 34°S in Falkland Current.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12 - 14;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 17 – 20
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Biology: |
Oceanic (Ref. 4066). Found in the upper 50-100 m south of Antarctic Polar Front at night, but deeper (500-600 m) north of Antarctic Polar Front and at depths greater than 1,000 m at Subtropical Convergence. Feeds mainly on copepods, and also on euphausiids and amphipods.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Paxton, John
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