Crown lanternfish (Diaphus diadematus)

Scientific name: Diaphus diadematus T?ning, 1932

Crown lanternfish (Diaphus diadematus)

The Crown lanternfish (Diaphus diadematus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus diadematus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.2
Depth range
350 m (1148 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 350 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: from about 18?S to 23?S, but west of the thermal front between upwelled Benguela Water and South Atlantic Central Water. Indian Ocean: disjunct distribution, one population off Sumatra, the other in Mozambique Channel and in the Agulhas Current. Western Pacific: Southeast Asian seas to 20?N. Recorded from Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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