Winged lanternfish (Lampanyctus alatus)

Scientific name: Lampanyctus alatus Goode & Bean, 1896

Winged lanternfish (Lampanyctus alatus)

The Winged lanternfish (Lampanyctus alatus) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Oceanic, found between 275-1,000 m during the day; between 40-275 m at night with maximum abundance between 50-100 m. Mesopelagic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lampanyctus alatus
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.1
Depth range
40–1500 m (131–4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 40 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to South Africa (gap between the South Equatorial Countercurrent and Benguela Current). Western Atlantic: Canada to Gulf of Mexico, lesser extent in Caribbean and North Sargasso seas, isolates from Brazil to Argentina. Indian Ocean: 0?-39?S. Western Pacific: Taiwan to Australia. South 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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