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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Short-nosed lanternfish

Centrobranchus brevirostris Becker, 1964
Max Length
4 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Overview information for Short-nosed lanternfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Centrobranchus brevirostris
Authority
Becker, 1964
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
4 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Myctophiformes
Myctophiformes
Family
Myctophidae
Myctophidae
Genus
Centrobranchus
Centrobranchus
Species
Short-nosed lanternfish
Centrobranchus brevirostris

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Short-nosed lanternfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Short-nosed lanternfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Short-nosed lanternfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Short-nosed lanternfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Temperate Northwest Pacific: Ryukyu, Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00692 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
13.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Becker, 1964

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Short-nosed lanternfish
🇯🇵Japanese ブタハダカ
🇷🇺Russian Короткорылый центробранх

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 3 records indexed .

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