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Spothead lantern fish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species: D. metopoclampus
Binomial name
Diaphus metopoclampus
(Cocco, 1829)
Synonyms
  • 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, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae (lanternfish).

Its specific name is from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (metōpon, "forehead") and λαμπάς (lampas, "lantern").

Description

The spothead lantern fish is black and pink in colour, with a maximum length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It has a deep and short head and prominent photophores in its head.

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.

Behaviour

The spothead lantern fish attains sexual maturity at 4.8 cm (1.9 in) in length; it spawns in the spring and summer.

References

  1. Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus metopoclampus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198613A15580024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198613A15580024.en.
  2. "Spothead lantern fish - Diaphus metopoclampus - (Cocco, 1829)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  3. "Diaphus metopoclampus". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  4. Golani, Dani; Öztürk, Bayram; Başusta, Nuri (July 15, 2006). Fishes of the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkish Marine Research Foundation. ISBN 9789758825127 – via Google Books.
  5. Furlani, Dianne; Gales, Rosemary; Pemberton, David (July 15, 2007). Otoliths of Common Australian Temperate Fish: A Photographic Guide. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 9780643092556 – via Google Books.
  6. "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". December 7, 2018.
  7. ^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584 – via Google Books.
  8. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829)". www.marinespecies.org.
  9. Nafpaktitis, Basil G. (July 15, 1968). "Taxonomy and Distribution of the Lantern-fishes, Genera Lobianchia and Diaphus, in the North Atlantic". Høst – via Google Books.
  10. "Diaphus metopoclampus, Spothead lantern fish". www.fishbase.se.
  11. "Diaphus metopoclampus". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
Taxon identifiers
Diaphus metopoclampus


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