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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Lampanyctinae
Etymology: Lepidophanes: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, phaino = to shine (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 40 - 750 m (Ref. 4479). Subtropical, preferred ?; 45°N - 50°S
Atlantic Ocean: between about 45°N and 50°S, but apparently absent from Benguela Upwelling Region and seasonally absent from off northeast Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 4.3 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4479); max. reported age: 1 years
High-oceanic (Ref. 4066). Found between 425-750 m during the day and between 40-125 m at night (maximum abundance in the upper 50 m) (Ref. 4479). Feeding is acyclic in northwest Africa (Ref. 9198). Reach sexual maturity at 4.7 cm (Ref. 47377).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4479)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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