Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) fish species and information / pictures of Hector's lanternfish - Lampanyctodes hectoris

Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lampanyctodes hectoris

Common Name
Hector's lanternfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1876

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lanternfishes (Myctophiformes)

Family

Lanternfishes (Myctophidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Benguela Upwelling Region south of about 19?S. Western Pacific: off southern Australia and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Chile.

Range

13°S - 43°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 4479)

Trophic Level

3.17 s.e. 0.41 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

7.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31; tmax=3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated