Biology:Spothead lantern fish

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Spothead lantern fish
Diaphus metopoclampus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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 metopoclampa Cocco, 1829
  • Diaphus meteopoclampus Cocco, 1829
  • Diaphus metopoclampum Cocco, 1829
  • Myctophum metopoclampum Cocco, 1829
  • Scopelus metopoclampum Cocco, 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]

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]

References

  1. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/198613/15580024. 
  2. "Spothead lantern fish - Diaphus metopoclampus - (Cocco, 1829)". https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/123502. 
  3. "Diaphus metopoclampus". https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3096. 
  4. Golani, Dani; Öztürk, Bayram; Başusta, Nuri (July 15, 2006). Fishes of the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkish Marine Research Foundation. ISBN 9789758825127. https://books.google.com/books?id=vmgWAQAAIAAJ&q=metopoclampus. 
  5. Furlani, Dianne; Gales, Rosemary; Pemberton, David (July 15, 2007). Otoliths of Common Australian Temperate Fish: A Photographic Guide. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 9780643092556. https://books.google.com/books?id=SGx4QVY9N3kC&q=%22Diaphus+metopoclampus%22&pg=PA43. 
  6. "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". December 7, 2018. https://etyfish.org/myctophiformes/. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584. https://books.google.com/books?id=FnTpCAAAQBAJ&q=%22Diaphus+metopoclampus%22&pg=PA293. 
  8. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126594#attributes. 
  9. Nafpaktitis, Basil G. (July 15, 1968). "Taxonomy and Distribution of the Lantern-fishes, Genera Lobianchia and Diaphus, in the North Atlantic". Høst. https://books.google.com/books?id=H5sNAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Diaphus+metopoclampus%22. 
  10. "Diaphus metopoclampus, Spothead lantern fish". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/7438. 
  11. "Diaphus metopoclampus". https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3096#moreinfo. 

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