Silvery lightfish (Maurolicus muelleri)

Scientific name: Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin, 1789

Silvery lightfish (Maurolicus muelleri)

The Silvery lightfish (Maurolicus muelleri) is a marine fish of the family Sternoptychidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24. Silvery with a greenish-blue back.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Maurolicus muelleri
Family
Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Common length
4.0
Depth range
0–1524 m (0–5000 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1524 m, usually 300 - 400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway to Senegal, including the western Mediterranean; also from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Namibia. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and the Straits of Magellan. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Southeast Pacific: Chile. Western Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.88; Fec=200-500; tm=1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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