Bigeye lanternfish (Protomyctophum thompsoni)

Scientific name: Protomyctophum thompsoni Chapman, 1944

The Bigeye lanternfish (Protomyctophum thompsoni) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: North Pacific, Japan, the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench and the Bering Sea eastward to the Gulf of Alaska south to Baja California.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 25; Vertebrae: 37 - 39. Adipose fin moderate. Metallic blue dorsally, bright silvery ventrally. Branchiostegal rays: 8-9.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Protomyctophum thompsoni
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.2
Depth range
0–1500 m (0–4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Japan, the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench and the Bering Sea eastward to the Gulf of Alaska south to Baja California.
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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