Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839) Madeira lantern fish |
photo by
Costa, F. |
Family: | Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Lampanyctinae | |||
Max. size: | 8.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 51 - 1480 m, oceanodromous | |||
Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: France to Mauritania, including the Mediterranean. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Atlantic: Slope Water and Gulf Streams regions from 50°N to 30°N. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | High-oceanic, schooling, found between 650-700 m during the day and between 51-250 m at night with size stratification with depth (Ref. 4479). Depth range from 460-1082 m1 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Juveniles are nyctoepipelagic at the surface. Feeds on copepods and adult or larval forms of other planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 4775). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |