Fragile lantern fish (Diaphus fragilis)

Scientific name: Diaphus fragilis T?ning, 1928

Fragile lantern fish (Diaphus fragilis)

The Fragile lantern fish (Diaphus fragilis) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Mesopelagic. Oceanic species found at 520-600 m by day and at 15-125 m by night.Specimens reach sexual maturity at a length of 7,3 cm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus fragilis
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.9
Depth range
15–1313 m (49–4308 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 15 - 1313 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Tropical areas in all three oceans, with western boundary current extensions: Atlantic: to Slope Water edge and to 26?S. Indian Ocean: Agulhas Current to about 36?S. Western Pacific: in Kuroshio to 35?N and East Australian Current to about 34?S. South China Sea.
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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