Family : Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order : Myctophiformes  (lanternfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Golden lanternfish
Fish Name : Myctophum aurolaternatum
Max size : 11.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559)
Environment : bathypelagic; oceanodromous
Climate : deep-water; 25°N - 31°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to Sofala Bank; Agulhas Current south to about 31°S. Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia to northwestern Australia (5°N-18°S). Western Pacific: southeast Asian seas. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii (Ref. 58302) and Panama to 04°15'S, 83°37'W of Peru (Ref. 5530); with more northerly distribution starting at 25°N (Ref. 31442). This fish comes from Xisha Islands and Zhongsha Islands of the South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 21-27; Vertebrae: 42-46. Anal organs 17; supracaudal gland of males with 6-9 triangular, overlapping scales; infracaudal gland of females with 3-7 rounded, usually contiguous luminous scales (Ref. 39633).
Biology : Neustonic (Ref. 58302). High-oceanic and mesopelagic. Found from the surface to 300 m at night (Ref. 4066). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Paxton, John
Main Ref : Hulley, P.A.. 1986. (Ref. 4066)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses