Lanternfish (Bolinichthys indicus)

Scientific name: Bolinichthys indicus Nafpaktitis & Nafpaktitis, 1969

Lanternfish (Bolinichthys indicus)

The Lanternfish (Bolinichthys indicus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

High-oceanic and mesopelagic, found at 500-900 m by day and at 25-300 m by night. There is size stratification with depth both day and night.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bolinichthys indicus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Depth range
25–900 m (82–2953 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 25 - 900 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Mauritania, and also from Namibia to South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to about 20?N, and from Uruguay to Subtropical Convergence. Indian Ocean: between 20?S and 45?S. Also recorded from Papua New Guinea.
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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