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Scopelarchidae (Pearleyes)
Etymology: Benthalbella: A possible interpretation is related to Greek, benthos = the deep sea + Latin, albus = white; but it is need more information.
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 500 - ? m. Deep-water; 35°S - 69°S
Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere from about 40°S to Antarctica.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5174)
Adults mesopelagic (below 500 m); larvae in upper 200 m (Ref. 5174).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Post, A., 1990. Scopelarchidae. p. 134-135. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5174)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0.1 - 2.7, mean 1.9 °C (based on 619 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5313 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.8 [9.8, 89.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.363 [0.123, 1.143] mg/100g; Protein = 15.7 [12.6, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.113 [0.030, 0.350] g/100g; Selenium = 21.1 [6.5, 57.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.6 [3.4, 235.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.468 [0.250, 0.927] mg/100g (wet weight);