Cocco's lantern fish
📖 Overview
High-oceanic and mesopelagic , found between 300-800 m during the day and between 25-100 m (juveniles 14-22 mm) and 200-300 (adults 50-56 mm) at night . Size stratification with depth both day and night . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae . Reach sexual maturity between 40 and 45 cm . Also Ref. 58302.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Anal organs 10-11; mature males have supracaudal gland consisting of a series of 6 large, well-defined scale-like structures flanked by 5 pairs of smaller, triangular ones; the infracaudal gland of mature females consists of 2 heart-shaped scales; flanked by smaller, triangular luminous scales .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cocco's lantern fish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 25 - 800 m . Deep-water; 60°N - 55°S southwest of Ireland and Bay of Biscay to Mauritania and from Gabon to Namibia including some records in the Mediterranean.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Cocco's lantern fish · Gemellar's Lanternfish · Gemellar’s lanternfish, Cocco's lantern fish · Lanternfish |
| 🌍ELL | Φανόφαρο του Γκέμελαρ |
| 🇫🇷French | Lanterne grande gueule |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Coda lucente |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hakutohadaka · ハクトウハダカ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Японская лобианхия |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 195 records indexed .
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