Flaccid lanternfish (Metelectrona ventralis) fish species and information / pictures of Flaccid lanternfish - Metelectrona ventralis

Flaccid lanternfish (Metelectrona ventralis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Metelectrona ventralis

Common Name
Flaccid lanternfish

Biology
Oceanic and mesopelagic; from the surface to 350 m at night (Ref. 4066). Encountered in the stomach contents of Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides.

Classification

Classified By

Becker, 1963

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lanternfishes (Myctophiformes)

Family

Lanternfishes (Myctophidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal. In the Southern Ocean, known only as stomach contents of fishes from 48?-50?S, 70?-71?E.

Distribution

Circumglobal. In the Southern Ocean, known only as stomach contents of fishes from 48?-50?S, 70?-71?E.

Range

36°S - 51°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

426 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 426 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.21 s.e. 0.42 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.7 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (11 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.29; tmax=2)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated