Horned lanternfish (Diaphus splendidus)

Scientific name: Diaphus splendidus Brauer, 1904

Horned lanternfish (Diaphus splendidus)

The Horned lanternfish (Diaphus splendidus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 375-750 m during the day; between 40-225 m at night (maximum abundance at 100 m depth).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus splendidus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Depth range
0–8000 m (0–26247 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 8000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: between 30?N and about 19?N and between 7?N and 11?S (uncommon over the Mauritanian Upwelling Region). Western Atlantic: USA in the Gulf Stream to Brazil. Indian Ocean: 7?N and 23?S; Agulhas Current. Western Pacific: to 35?N in Kuroshio and Tushima currents. Eastern Pacific: 8? and 12?S.
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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