Multispotted lanternfish (Scopelopsis multipunctatus)

Scientific name: Scopelopsis multipunctatus Brauer, 1906

Multispotted lanternfish (Scopelopsis multipunctatus)

The Multispotted lanternfish (Scopelopsis multipunctatus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-25; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 27

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scopelopsis multipunctatus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.1
Depth range
3–2000 m (10–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 3 - 2000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: circumglobal in the southern hemisphere, between about 25?S and the Subtropical Convergence, but in eastern boundary currents to 9?S (? seasonal).
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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