Scientific Name
Anomalops katoptron

Common Name
Splitfin flashlightfish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays : 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1856

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Sawbellies (Beryciformes)

Family

Lanterneye fishes (Anomalopidae)

Distribution

Region

Pacific Ocean

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Philippines and Indonesia to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.

Range

32°N - 24°S, 117°E - 143°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

400 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 400 m

Trophic Level

3.4 s.e. 0.45 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

35.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated