Warming's lantern fish (Ceratoscopelus warmingii)

Scientific name: Ceratoscopelus warmingii L?tken, 1892

Warming's lantern fish (Ceratoscopelus warmingii)

The Warming's lantern fish (Ceratoscopelus warmingii) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Oceanic species found between 700 and 1,500 m during the day; between 20 and 200 m at night with maximum abundance between 50 and 100 m. Size stratification with depth both day and night. Small juveniles (1.5-1.9 cm) are apparently non-migratory. Known to feed on zooplankton but appears to be adapted for occasional herbivory.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ceratoscopelus warmingii
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.1
Depth range
0–2014 m (0–6608 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 2014 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: 35?N (eastern limit) and 42?N (western limit) south to the Subtropical Convergence. Pacific Ocean: tropical and subtropical waters. Indian Ocean: 20?N-45?S. Reported to be common in southern Africa. South China Sea and East China Sea.
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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