Laura's lantern fish (Loweina rara)

Scientific name: Loweina rara L?tken, 1892

Laura's lantern fish (Loweina rara)

The Laura's lantern fish (Loweina rara) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Atlantic Ocean, between 46?N and 26?S. Pacific Ocean: in central water masses; in eastern Pacific from 30?N to 30?S. Indian Ocean: 10?-22?S.

Biology

High-oceanic and mesopelagic. Neustonic at >1-350 m at night, 550-1050 m during day. Found between 550 m to depths deeper than 1,000 m; nyctoepipelagic (rarely at the surface) to 175 m. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Loweina rara
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Depth range
1000 m (3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: between 46?N and 26?S. Pacific Ocean: in central water masses; in eastern Pacific from 30?N to 30?S. Indian Ocean: 10?-22?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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