Mirror lanternfish (Lampadena speculigera)

Scientific name: Lampadena speculigera Goode & Bean, 1896

The Mirror lanternfish (Lampadena speculigera) 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: 13 - 15

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Scientific name: Lampadena speculigera
Family: Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order: Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 15.3
Depth range: 0–1000 m (0–3281 ft)
Environment: Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1000 m
Climate: Deep-water
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: one specimen at 17?22'N, 22?58'W and another at 21?35'S, 2?0'W; 35?S-48?S in the South Atlantic; mainly north of the Gulf Stream edge in the North Atlantic (juveniles south to 32?N) and more generally between 35? and 45?N (up to 66?N as expatriates). Indo-Pacific: 30?S-45?S. Reported from the South China Sea. Eastern Pacific: Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated 27 September 2026