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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Günther's lanternfish

Lepidophanes guentheri Goode & Bean, 1896
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Max Length
8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
1 yrs
Trophic Level
3
Depth
40–750 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

High-oceanic . Found between 425-750 m during the day and between 40-125 m at night (maximum abundance in the upper 50 m) . Feeding is acyclic in northwest Africa . Reach sexual maturity at 4.7 cm .

Scientific Name
Lepidophanes guentheri
Authority
Goode & Bean, 1896
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8 cm
Lifespan
1 years
Depth Range
40–750 m
Latitude
50°S – 45°N
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Myctophiformes
Myctophiformes
Family
Myctophidae
Myctophidae
Genus
Lepidophanes
Lepidophanes
Species
Günther's lanternfish
Lepidophanes guentheri

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Günther's lanternfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
4.3cm TL

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 40 - 750 m . Subtropical; 45°N - 50°S northeast Brazil.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Migration
Oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00537 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
8cm
Dorsal Rays
14
Anal Rays
15

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Latitude Range
45°N – 50°S
Described By
Goode & Bean, 1896

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 141 records indexed .

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