White-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii)

Scientific name: Diaphus rafinesquii Cocco, 1838

White-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii)

The White-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

High-oceanic, found between 325-750 m during daytime. At night, a two layer system occurs, with adults found at 300-600 m and juveniles at 40-200 m.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diaphus rafinesquii
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Depth range
40–1200 m (131–3937 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 40 - 1200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Mauritania including the Mediterranean and Iceland. Western Atlantic: north of the Gulf Stream. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Also reported from the Indian and the Pacific Oceans.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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