Mirror lanternfish (Lampadena speculigera) fish species and information / pictures of Mirror lanternfish - Lampadena speculigera

Mirror lanternfish (Lampadena speculigera) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lampadena speculigera

Common Name
Mirror lanternfish

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

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lanternfishes (Myctophiformes)

Family

Lanternfishes (Myctophidae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic Ocean

Distribution

Atlantic Ocean: one specimen at 17?22'N, 22?58'W and another at 21?35'S, 2?0'W; 35?S-48?S in the South Atlantic; mainly north of the Gulf Stream edge in the North Atlantic (juveniles south to 32?N) and more generally between 35? and 45?N (up to 66?N as expatriates). Indo-Pacific: 30?S-45?S. Reported from the South China Sea (Ref. 41521,74511). Eastern Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068).

Range

66°N - 48°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.26 s.e. 0.42 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

15.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated