Spothead lantern fish

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Spothead lantern fish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. metopoclampus
Binomial name
Diaphus metopoclampus
(Cocco, 1829)
Synonyms [2]
  • Aethoprora metopoclampaCocco, 1829
  • Diaphus meteopoclampusCocco, 1829
  • Diaphus metopoclampumCocco, 1829
  • Myctophum metopoclampumCocco, 1829
  • Scopelus metopoclampumCocco, 1829

The spothead lantern fish (Diaphus metopoclampus), also called the bluntnose lanternfish, [3] is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae (lanternfish). [4] [5]

Contents

Its specific name is from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (metōpon, "forehead") and λαμπάς (lampas, "lantern"). [6]

Description

The spothead lantern fish is black and pink in colour, with a maximum length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). [7] [8] It has a deep and short head and prominent photophores in its head. [9]

Habitat

Diaphus metopoclampus is bathypelagic and non-migratory, living at depths of 90–1,085 m (295–3,560 ft) in non-polar seas worldwide, typically on the continental slope. [10] [7]

Behaviour

The spothead lantern fish attains sexual maturity at 4.8 cm (1.9 in) in length; it spawns in the spring and summer. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus metopoclampus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T198613A15580024. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198613A15580024.en .
  2. ↑ "Spothead lantern fish - Diaphus metopoclampus - (Cocco, 1829)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  3. ↑ "Diaphus metopoclampus". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  4. ↑ Golani, Dani; Öztürk, Bayram; Başusta, Nuri (July 15, 2006). Fishes of the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkish Marine Research Foundation. ISBN   9789758825127 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Furlani, Dianne; Gales, Rosemary; Pemberton, David (July 15, 2007). Otoliths of Common Australian Temperate Fish: A Photographic Guide. Csiro Publishing. ISBN   9780643092556 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". December 7, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   9783642828584 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829)". www.marinespecies.org.
  9. ↑ Nafpaktitis, Basil G. (July 15, 1968). "Taxonomy and Distribution of the Lantern-fishes, Genera Lobianchia and Diaphus, in the North Atlantic". Høst – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "Diaphus metopoclampus, Spothead lantern fish". www.fishbase.se.
  11. ↑ "Diaphus metopoclampus". fishesofaustralia.net.au.


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