Small lantern fish (Diaphus holti)

Scientific name: Diaphus holti T?ning, 1918

Small lantern fish (Diaphus holti)

The Small lantern fish (Diaphus holti) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

High-oceanic, found between 225-650 m during the day and between 40-275 m at night exhibiting size stratification with depth and with adult females below 450 m. Depth range from 300-777 m in the eastern Ionian Sea. Large juveniles, sub-adults and adults from the Mediterranean are known to be migratory.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus holti
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Depth range
40–777 m (131–2549 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 40 - 777 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay including the Mediterranean to Liberia (uncommon between Morocco to Mauritania). Elsewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, south and east of 50?N and 45?W to 35?N, but east of 35?W to about 20?N. Indian Ocean: two specimens at 29?30'S, 64?56'E.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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