Short-headed lantern fish (Diaphus brachycephalus)

Scientific name: Diaphus brachycephalus T?ning, 1928

Short-headed lantern fish (Diaphus brachycephalus)

The Short-headed lantern fish (Diaphus brachycephalus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

High-oceanic. Mesopelagic. Found between 175-550 m during the day and near the surface to about 225 m at night. Large males partially or non-migratory. Exhibits dwarfing in minimum region off Brazil with a maximum length of about 3.6 cm SL and sexual maturity from about 2.7 cm SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus brachycephalus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
200–600 m (656–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 200 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal: In tropical to subtropical waters. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola. Western Atlantic: USA to Uruguay. Western Pacific: warmer waters and in Kuroshio (Japan Current). Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel and Agulhas Current. Elsewhere, in the eastern Pacific. 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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