Sunbeam lampfish (Lampadena urophaos urophaos)

Scientific name: Lampadena urophaos urophaos Paxton, 1963

Sunbeam lampfish (Lampadena urophaos urophaos)

The Sunbeam lampfish (Lampadena urophaos urophaos) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Epipelagic to mesopelagic at 50-600 m at night, 500-1000 m during day. Reported from depths of 100-500 m in Subarctic Pacific gyres. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lampadena urophaos urophaos
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Depth range
50–1000 m (164–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 50 - 1000 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Suruga Bay, Japan and near the Ogasawara and Ryukyu islands. Also New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: between 42?N and 25?N from the California coast to Hawaii. Recorded off British Columbia, Canada and from Chile.
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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