Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) fish species and information / pictures of Hector's lanternfish - Lampanyctodes hectoris

Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lampanyctodes hectoris

Common Name
Hector's lanternfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17

Classification

Classified By
G?nther, 1876
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Lanternfishes (Myctophiformes)
Family
Lanternfishes (Myctophidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Atlantic
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Benguela Upwelling Region south of about 19?S. Western Pacific: off southern Australia and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Chile.
Range
13°S - 43°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic-oceanic
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 4479)
Trophic Level
3.17 s.e. 0.41 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
7.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31; tmax=3)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated