Bright lanternfish (Myctophum phengodes)

Scientific name: Myctophum phengodes L?tken, 1892

Bright lanternfish (Myctophum phengodes)

The Bright lanternfish (Myctophum phengodes) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Myctophum phengodes
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.3
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: between 8?S and 23?S, but absent from the Benguela Upwelling Region; extends to Agulhas Water pockets further south. Southwest Atlantic: between 28?S and the Subtropical Convergence. Indian and Pacific: generally between 20?S and the Subtropical Convergence, but from 9?S in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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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