Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)

Scientific name: Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810

Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)

The Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Mauritanian Upwelling Region (15?N-20?N) with isolates as far as 30?N; includes the Mediterranean Sea. Western Atlantic: Greenland to USA.

Biology

High-oceanic, mesopelagic. Nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 125 m and found between 225-750 m during the day. Feeds on copepods, euphausiids, zoea stages of Brachyura and fish fry. Sexually mature when 5 cm long. Female produces 8-900 eggs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Myctophum punctatum
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
0–1000 m (0–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritanian Upwelling Region (15?N-20?N) with isolates as far as 30?N; includes the Mediterranean Sea. Western Atlantic: Greenland to USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=800)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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