Reinhardt's lantern fish (Hygophum reinhardtii)

Scientific name: Hygophum reinhardtii L?tken, 1892

Reinhardt's lantern fish (Hygophum reinhardtii)

The Reinhardt's lantern fish (Hygophum reinhardtii) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Oceanic, found below 1,000 m during the day and from the surface to 200 m at night. Neustonic to mesopelagic. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae. Lipid content is 3.3 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 10 % in total lipids. Reach sexual maturity at 4,6 cm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hygophum reinhardtii
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
0–1050 m (0–3445 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1050 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Namibia (gap over region of cyclonic gyre 4?-6?S). Western Atlantic: USA to Subtropical Convergence, [but absent over minimum region off Brazil according to ] and lower abundance in Sargasso Sea. Also in the southern Indian Ocean, North and South Pacific (absent in equatorial waters). South China Sea.
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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