Spothead lantern fish (Diaphus metopoclampus)

Scientific name: Diaphus metopoclampus Cocco, 1829

Spothead lantern fish (Diaphus metopoclampus)

The Spothead lantern fish (Diaphus metopoclampus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 375-850 m during the day and between 90-850 m at night. Benthopelagic. Depth range from 518-1085 m in the eastern Ionian Sea. Reach sexual maturity at a length of 4,8 cm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus metopoclampus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Depth range
90–1085 m (295–3560 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 90 - 1085 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Mauritania including western Mediterranean, but isolated specimens to Liberia and South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to 22?N, and from Brazil to Argentina. Western Indian Ocean: between 0? and 30?S. Western Pacific: between 6?N and 39?N, New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand.
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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