Wisner's lantern fish (Myctophum selenops) fish species and information / pictures of Wisner's lantern fish - Myctophum selenops

Wisner's lantern fish (Myctophum selenops) fish species information

Scientific Name
Myctophum selenops

Common Name
Wisner's lantern fish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 12-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19

Classification

Classified By

T?ning, 1928

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lanternfishes (Myctophiformes)

Family

Lanternfishes (Myctophidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Mauritania and also in Angola; west of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Western Atlantic: USA to Argentina but with lower abundance in the South Sargasso Sea and absent in the minimum region off Brazil. Also known in the equatorial waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Tropical regions of the Atlantic up to 38?S.

Range

48°N - 52°S, 79°W - 153°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

40 m

Depth To - meters

500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 40 - 500 m

Trophic Level

3.33 s.e. 0.43 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

7.5 cm

Common Length

7.2 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated