Pacific headlightfish (Diaphus pacificus)

Scientific name: Diaphus pacificus Parr, 1931

The Pacific headlightfish (Diaphus pacificus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New Zealand. Eastern Central Pacific: from about 25?N to 15?S. Northwest Pacific: Larvae collected from Taiwan Strait.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 31 - 33. Branchiostegal rays: 13-15.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus pacificus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Eastern Central Pacific: from about 25?N to 15?S. Northwest Pacific: Larvae collected from Taiwan Strait.
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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