Malayan lanternfish (Diaphus malayanus)

Scientific name: Diaphus malayanus Weber, 1913

Malayan lanternfish (Diaphus malayanus)

The Malayan lanternfish (Diaphus malayanus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan and the South China Sea to Australia and New Zealand. Also known from the Indian Ocean. South China Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus malayanus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Depth range
1000–2000 m (3281–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 1000 - 2000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan and the South China Sea to Australia and New Zealand. Also known from the Indian Ocean. 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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