Lampanyctus jordani, Brokenline lanternfish

Lampanyctus jordani Gilbert, 1913

Brokenline lanternfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Lampanyctinae
Etymology: Lampanyctus: Greek, lampas, -ados = torch + Greek, nykte = night (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) was a leading American ichthyologist, physician, educator, peace activist and believer in eugenics; moreover, he was founding President of Stanford University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 588 - 3400 m (Ref. 50550). Deep-water

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North Pacific: widely distributed in the subarctic waters, including the Okhotsk and Bering seas.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20. A single cheek photophore; luminous tissue at base of adipose fin (Ref. 559).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Mesopelagic (Ref. 5572) at 0-200 m at night, 200-1000 m during day (Ref. 58302).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Paxton, John | Collaborators

Paxton, J.R., 1979. Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, 322:1-28. (Ref. 5572)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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