California flashlightfish (Protomyctophum crockeri)

Scientific name: Protomyctophum crockeri Bolin, 1939

California flashlightfish (Protomyctophum crockeri)

The California flashlightfish (Protomyctophum crockeri) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. Branchiostegal rays: 8-9.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Protomyctophum crockeri
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.7
Depth range
100–500 m (328–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 100 - 500 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: off T?hoku in Japan. Northeast Pacific: south of southern California to Washington. Also widespread in the transition region between the subarctic and central water masses of the North Pacific.
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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