Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris)

Scientific name: Lampanyctodes hectoris G?nther, 1876

Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris)

The Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Benguela Upwelling Region south of about 19?S. Western Pacific: off southern Australia and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Chile.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lampanyctodes hectoris
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Benguela Upwelling Region south of about 19?S. Western Pacific: off southern Australia and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31; tmax=3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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