Andersen's lantern fish (Diaphus anderseni)

Scientific name: Diaphus anderseni T?ning, 1932

Andersen's lantern fish (Diaphus anderseni)

The Andersen's lantern fish (Diaphus anderseni) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Oceanic and mesopelagic, found in 300-560 m during the day and 60-175 m at night. Specimens reach sexual maturity at a length of 2,7 cm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus anderseni
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.2
Depth range
100–560 m (328–1837 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 100 - 560 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Congo to Namibia. Western Atlantic: 15?N to the Subtropical Convergence (rare in the minimum region off Brazil). Eastern Pacific: near Hawaii. Western Pacific: Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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