Fiery lanternfish (Bolinichthys pyrsobolus)

Scientific name: Bolinichthys pyrsobolus Alcock, 1890

The Fiery lanternfish (Bolinichthys pyrsobolus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific. South China Sea. South China Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bolinichthys pyrsobolus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
1.2
Depth range
778 m (2552 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range ? - 778 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific. South China Sea. South China Sea.
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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