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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Golden lanternfish

Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899
Max Length
11 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
31.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Neustonic . High-oceanic and mesopelagic. Found from the surface to 300 m at night . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae .

Scientific Name
Myctophum aurolaternatum
Authority
Garman, 1899
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11 cm
Latitude
31°S – 25°N
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
31.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Myctophiformes
Myctophiformes
Family
Myctophidae
Myctophidae
Genus
Myctophum
Myctophum
Species
Golden lanternfish
Myctophum aurolaternatum

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 27; Vertebrae: 42 - 46. Anal organs 17; supracaudal gland of males with 6-9 triangular, overlapping scales; infracaudal gland of females with 3-7 rounded, usually contiguous luminous scales .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Golden lanternfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous

Oviparous .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous . Deep-water; 25°N - 31°S south to about 31°S.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Migration
Oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3.5±0.47

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00692 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
11cm
Dorsal Rays
12
Anal Rays
24
Vertebrae
44

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
31.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Latitude Range
25°N – 31°S
Described By
Garman, 1899

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Myctophum aurolaternatum gracilior Fowler 1944 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 46 records indexed .

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