Thiolliere's lanternfish (Diaphus thiollierei)

Scientific name: Diaphus thiollierei Fowler, 1934

Thiolliere's lanternfish (Diaphus thiollierei)

The Thiolliere's lanternfish (Diaphus thiollierei) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Mozambique Channel south to about 26?S, Arabian Sea to 12?S, off Sumatra, and southeast Asian seas.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus thiollierei
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Mozambique Channel south to about 26?S, Arabian Sea to 12?S, off Sumatra, and southeast Asian seas.
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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