White-spotted lantern fish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. rafinesquii
Binomial name
Diaphus rafinesquii
(Cocco, 1838)
Synonyms[2]
  • Collettia rafinesquei (Cocco, 1838)
  • Collettia rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)
  • Diaphus intermedius Borodin, 1930
  • Diaphus rafinesquei (Cocco, 1838)
  • Myctophum rafinesquei (Cocco, 1838)
  • Myctophum rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)
  • Nyctophus rafinesquii Cocco, 1838
  • Scopelus rafinesqui (Cocco, 1838)
  • Scopelus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)

The white-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii), also called Rafinesque's lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.[3][4][5][6]

Etymology

Its specific name refers to the polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783–1840).[7]

Description

Diagram of Diaphus rafinesquii, with photophores indicated
Lateral and dorsal views

The white-spotted lantern fish is silvery in colour, spotted with photophores, with a maximum length of 9 cm (3.5 in).[8]

Habitat

Diaphus rafinesquii is bathypelagic or mesopelagic and oceanodromous, living at depths of 40–2,173 m (131–7,129 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.[9][10][11] During the day, it is typically found at 325–750 m (1,066–2,461 ft) and at night, the adults are at 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft) and the young at 40–200 m (130–660 ft).[12]

Behaviour

Males are slightly larger; spawning is in autumn and winter.[13]

References

  1. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. Mundy, Bruce C. (July 25, 2005). Checklist of the Fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 9781581780444 via Google Books.
  4. McEachran, John; Fechhelm, Janice D. (July 25, 1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292752061 via Google Books.
  5. "White-spoted lantern fish - Diaphus rafinesquii - (Cocco, 1838)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  6. Wisner, Robert L. (July 25, 1976). "The Taxonomy and Distribution of Lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae) of the Eastern Pacific Ocean". Department of Defense, Navy Department, Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity via Google Books.
  7. Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 1, 2020). Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251330944 via Google Books.
  8. "Diaphus rafinesquii". www.fishbase.se.
  9. Nafpaktitus, Basil G.; Backus, Richard H.; Craddock, James E.; Haedrich, Richard L.; Robison, Bruce H.; Karnella, Charles (October 23, 2018). Order Iniomi (Myctophiformes): Part 7. Yale University Press. ISBN 9781933789170 via Google Books.
  10. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Diaphus rafinesquei". species-identification.org.
  11. Wienerroither, Rupert; Bjelland, Otte (2013). "First record of Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838) (Myctophidae) in the Norwegian Sea". Fauna Norvegica. 32: 39–43. doi:10.5324/fn.v32i0.1528 via ResearchGate.
  12. "Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838) White-spotted lantern fish". fishbase.in.
  13. "Diaphus rafinesquii | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.


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