Soft lanternfish (Diaphus mollis)

Scientific name: Diaphus mollis T?ning, 1928

Soft lanternfish (Diaphus mollis)

The Soft lanternfish (Diaphus mollis) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Mesopelagic. Oceanic, found between 300-600 m during the day and between 50-300 m at night, exhibiting size stratification with depth. Reach sexual maturity at a length of 3 cm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus mollis
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.6
Depth range
50–600 m (164–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 50 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Namibia. Western Atlantic: Canada to Argentina. Indian Ocean: 0?-34?S west of 70?E and 80?E, at 38?S, 100?E. Western Pacific: south of 20?S, west of 170?W and in Tasman Sea; centrally between 30?N and 7?S. Eastern Pacific: between 25?N and 15?S. 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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