Pygmy lanternfish (Lampanyctus pusillus)

Scientific name: Lampanyctus pusillus Johnson, 1890

Pygmy lanternfish (Lampanyctus pusillus)

The Pygmy lanternfish (Lampanyctus pusillus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

High-oceanic, found between 425-850 m during the day and between 40-125 m at night.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lampanyctus pusillus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.3
Depth range
40–850 m (131–2789 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 40 - 850 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Mauritania, from Namibia to South Africa; also Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: USA to 20?N, from Brazil to Argentina. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Indian Ocean: 23?-45?S. South Pacific: Australia to South America in the region of Subtropical Convergence (northern extension to 24?S in the Peru Current).
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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