Mead's lanternfish (Diaphus meadi)

Scientific name: Diaphus meadi Nafpaktitis, 1978

Mead's lanternfish (Diaphus meadi)

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

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus meadi
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.4
Depth range
250 m (820 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 250 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal distribution in the region of the Subtropical Convergence, but may be absent over the region 115?W to the coast of Chile. Eastern Atlantic: known from the southern boundary limit, 23?S to 21?S but probably farther to the north in the Benguela Upwelling Region. Southwest Atlantic: between 32?S and 46?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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