Family : Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order : Myctophiformes  (lanternfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Metallic lantern fish
Fish Name : Myctophum affine
Max size : 7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4479)
Environment : bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 600 m
Climate : deep-water; 45°N - 36°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to the Angola Current. Western Atlantic: 45°N in the Gulf Stream to tropical waters. Also, recorded off La Plata river mouth. Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Canada to Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico and southern Caribbean (Ref. 26938), round the Subtropical Convergence (Ref. 47377).
Diagnosis : Ctenoid scales and upper part of opercle rounded (Ref. 26938).
Biology : High-oceanic, nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 275 m and found between 300-600 m during the day (Ref. 4479). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 26938). Females reach sexual maturity at 4.2 cm (Ref. 47377)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Paxton, John
Main Ref : Hulley, P.A.. 1990. (Ref. 4479)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses