Headlight fish (Diaphus effulgens)

Scientific name: Diaphus effulgens Goode & Bean, 1896

Headlight fish (Diaphus effulgens)

The Headlight fish (Diaphus effulgens) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus effulgens
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
0–6000 m (0–19685 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 6000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: from 40? to 17?N, from 19?S to Subtropical Convergence zone. Western Atlantic: USA to about 20?N, from Brazil to Subtropical Convergence. Indian Ocean: west of 70?E between 5?S-38?S. Western Pacific: between 0? and 29?N, Southeast Asian seas, New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand. Central and Southeast Pacific.
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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