| Longfin lanternfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diogenichthys |
| Species: | D. atlanticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Diogenichthys atlanticus Tåning, 1928 | |
The longfin lanternfish (Diogenichthysatlanticus) is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish that is oviparous, [2] and a host of Sarcotretes scopeli. [3]
It is a widespread species that lives in oceans like the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean. [2] It lives from 18 to 1,250 meters below the ocean surface. [4] It can be found at 400 to 930 meters deep during the day, and 18 to 1,050 meters deep at night. [2]
It grows up to a length of 2.9 cm. [2] It has 11 to 12 dorsal finrays, 16 to 17 anal finrays, and 14 pectoral finrays. [5]
It is an abundant species of fish, with a stable population, with no known threats, and occurs in many marine protected areas, so the IUCN Red List considers it a Least Concern species. [4]
Put by the World Register of Marine Species. [3]
The devil fish or giant devil ray is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is currently listed as endangered, mostly due to bycatch mortality in unrelated fisheries.
The seven-arm octopus is one of the two largest known species of octopus; based on scientific records, it has a maximum estimated total length of 3.5 m (11 ft) and mass of 75 kg (165 lb). The only other similarly large extant species is the giant Pacific octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini.
Acanthurus gahhm is a species of fish in the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes. Its common name is black surgeonfish. It is endemic to the western Indian Ocean, where it occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and Socotra.
Diogenichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.
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Notoscopelus resplendens, commonly known as the patchwork lampfish or patchwork lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean. It spends the daylight hours in deep water, rising at night to near the surface. This fish was first described by the Scottish naturalist and arctic explorer John Richardson in 1845.
Notoscopelus caudispinosus is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean. It spends the day below 1,000 m (3,300 ft), rising towards the surface to feed at night.
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Lampanyctus festivus is a species of lanternfish. It is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. It is a mesopelagic fish that undertakes diel vertical migration. It grows to about 14 cm (5.5 in) standard length. It is an important component in the diet of forkbeard Phycis phycis off the Azores.
The crested oarfish is a species of crestfish in the family Lophotidae. It is an oceanodromous fish ranging from waters 0–92 meters deep, but may get stranded in shallow waters.
Gonichthys cocco, often called the Cocco's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish.
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The longnose tapirfish is a species of deep-sea spiny eel that lives in bathypelagic environments, and is a host of an endoparasite, Brachyenteron rissoanum.
Symbolophorus evermanni is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. It is widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The specific name evermanni honors ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann. It is also known as Evermann's lanternfish or Evermann's lantern fish.
The sharpchin barracudina is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae (barracudinas).
Cataetyx alleni, sometimes called Allen's brotula, is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae.
The North Atlantic codling is a species of fish in the family Moridae.
Cocco's lantern fish, also called Gemellar's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish.
Leptostomias gladiator is a species of fish in the family Stomiidae. It is sometimes called the scaleless dragonfish, but that name is shared with many other species.
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