| Family: |
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Myctophinae |
| Max. size: |
12.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 710 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska to off Mexico, including the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea (Ref. 31442). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-20; Vertebrae: 39-42. Adipose fin small, short based, and slender; pelvic fins with 8 or 9 rays, including rudimentary ray (Ref. 6885). Bright metallic blue dorsally, bright silvery ventrally (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 8-9 (Ref. 31442). |
| Biology: |
Epipelagic to mesopelagic, found at the surface at night (Ref. 31442). Feed on euphausiids (Ref. 6885). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442). Lipid content is 2.1 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is, at the most, 5 % in total lipids (Ref. 9197). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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