Silvery lightfish (Maurolicus muelleri) fish species and information / pictures of Silvery lightfish - Maurolicus muelleri

Silvery lightfish (Maurolicus muelleri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Maurolicus muelleri

Common Name
Silvery lightfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24. Silvery with a greenish-blue back (Ref. 4054).

Classification

Classified By

Gmelin, 1789

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Marine hatchetfishes (Sternoptychidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway to Senegal, including the western Mediterranean; also from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Namibia. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and the Straits of Magellan. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). Western Pacific.

Range

72°N - 55°S, 98°W - 41°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1524 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1524 m (Ref. 5204), usually 300 - 400 m (Ref. 82363)

Trophic Level

3.01 s.e. 0.07 Based on diet studies.

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

8.0 cm

Common Length

4.0 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

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.88; Fec=200-500; tm=1)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated