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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Diaphinae
Etymology: Idiolychnus: Greek, idia, idios = own, privative + Greek, lychnos, -ou = light, torch. It also exists lychniskos = a fosforescent fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilbert & Cramer.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 124 - 582 m (Ref. 58302). Temperate
Indo-Pacific: off Madagascar to Kyushu-Palau Ridge, off the Hawaiian Islands to Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez (Ref. 50546).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Benthopelagic in nearshore areas or at seamounts (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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