Japanese lanternfish (Notoscopelus japonicus)

Scientific name: Notoscopelus japonicus Tanaka, 1908

Japanese lanternfish (Notoscopelus japonicus)

The Japanese lanternfish (Notoscopelus japonicus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan.

Species facts

Scientific name
Notoscopelus japonicus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
0–785 m (0–2575 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 785 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
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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