Diamondcheek lanternfish (Lampanyctus intricarius)

Scientific name: Lampanyctus intricarius T?ning, 1928

Diamondcheek lanternfish (Lampanyctus intricarius)

The Diamondcheek lanternfish (Lampanyctus intricarius) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lampanyctus intricarius
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
40–750 m (131–2461 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 40 - 750 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Atlantic: rare west of 50?W between 65?-32?N. Northeast Atlantic: Iceland and British Isles to the Mauritanian Upwelling Region; also in the southern Benguela Upwelling Region. Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere in the region of the Subtropical Convergence but with northern extension to about 18?S in eastern boundary currents.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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