Luetken's lanternfish (Diaphus luetkeni)

Scientific name: Diaphus luetkeni Brauer, 1904

Luetken's lanternfish (Diaphus luetkeni)

The Luetken's lanternfish (Diaphus luetkeni) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Oceanic species. Found between 375-750 m during the day and between 40-325 m at night.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus luetkeni
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
40–750 m (131–2461 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 40 - 750 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical waters with extensions into higher latitudes in western boundary currents. Known from about 20?N to about 11?S in the eastern Atlantic. South China Sea.
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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