Southern blacktip lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus piabilis)

Scientific name: Gymnoscopelus piabilis Whitley, 1931

Southern blacktip lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus piabilis)

The Southern blacktip lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus piabilis) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnoscopelus piabilis
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.6
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Generally ranges between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front (Atlantic Sector to south of Australia/New Zealand), but with northern extensions in eastern boundary currents; absent in the sub-Antarctic region of the Pacific. There is a beach-washed specimen from Port Alfred, South Africa. Also found in Argentina and Uruguay.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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