Spotlight lanternfish (Diaphus lucidus)

Scientific name: Diaphus lucidus Goode & Bean, 1896

Spotlight lanternfish (Diaphus lucidus)

The Spotlight lanternfish (Diaphus lucidus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus lucidus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.8
Depth range
0–2999 m (0–9839 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 2999 m, usually 200 - ? m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: disjunct distribution from Morocco-Angola (gap in 17?N-11?N). Western Atlantic: USA to Brazil with isolated specimens to Argentina. Indian Ocean: equatorial waters and west of 70?E to 36?S in Agulhas Current. Indo-west-central Pacific: Southeast Asian seas and north to 8?N and eastwards to 126?W. South China Sea.
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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