Spiny lantern fish (Myctophum spinosum)

Scientific name: Myctophum spinosum Steindachner, 1867

Spiny lantern fish (Myctophum spinosum)

The Spiny lantern fish (Myctophum spinosum) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific, in tropical and subtropical waters. South China Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. Anal organs 13-15; males with 6 luminous scales in the supracaudal gland, and females with 1-4 smaller scales in the infracaudal gland; ctenoid scales on the anal fin base with 1-2 posteriorly-directed spines, and posterolateral organ is well in advance of origin of adipose fin base, which separate M. spinosus from other species of the genus.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Myctophum spinosum
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. South China Sea.
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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