Southern lightfish (Ichthyococcus australis)

Scientific name: Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva, 1980

The Southern lightfish (Ichthyococcus australis) is a marine fish of the family Phosichthyidae. Native range: Circumglobal in the sub-tropical convergence region of the southern hemisphere with records between 30?S and 40?S in the southeast Atlantic.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Brown-yellow in color, flanks silver; fin bases and edges of scale pockets black. Dorsal adipose fin present, ventral adipose fin absent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ichthyococcus australis
Family
Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Depth range
0–500 m (0–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 500 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Circumglobal in the sub-tropical convergence region of the southern hemisphere with records between 30?S and 40?S in the southeast Atlantic.
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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