Golden lanternfish (Myctophum aurolaternatum)

Scientific name: Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899

Golden lanternfish (Myctophum aurolaternatum)

The Golden lanternfish (Myctophum aurolaternatum) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 27; Vertebrae: 42 - 46. Anal organs 17; supracaudal gland of males with 6-9 triangular, overlapping scales; infracaudal gland of females with 3-7 rounded, usually contiguous luminous scales.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Myctophum aurolaternatum
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to Sofala Bank; Agulhas Current south to about 31?S. Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia to northwestern Australia (5?N-18?S). Western Pacific: southeast Asian seas. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii and Panama to 04?15'S, 83?37'W of Peru; with more northerly distribution starting at 25?N. This fish comes from Xisha Islands and Zhongsha Islands of the 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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