Noble lampfish (Lampanyctus nobilis)

Scientific name: Lampanyctus nobilis T?ning, 1928

Noble lampfish (Lampanyctus nobilis)

The Noble lampfish (Lampanyctus nobilis) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19; Vertebrae: 37 - 39

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lampanyctus nobilis
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.4
Depth range
100–1000 m (328–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 100 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola. Western Atlantic: isolated individuals to 42?N in the Gulf Stream but generally from 23?N to Brazil. Indian Ocean: between 10?S and 18?S. Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. Eastern Central Pacific: near Hawaii, and at western margin of the California Current region. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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