False-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides)

Scientific name: Gymnoscopelus hintonoides Hulley, 1981

False-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides)

The False-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnoscopelus hintonoides
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Depth range
2200–2350 m (7218–7710 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 2200 - 2350 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front. Known from about 50?S to 54?S along 40?W, and between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front at about 124?W.
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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