Teleostei > Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Lampanyctinae
Etymology: Lampanyctus:Greek, lampas, -ados = torch + Greek, nykte = night (Ref. 45335); ritteri:Named after Dr. Ritter, Director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Ref. 6885). More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
生态学
Northeast Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico. Bekker (1983) reported a distribution from off Central and South America but this is an error (Ref. 36121). Larvae collected from Taiwan Strait (Ref. 43570).
大小 / 重量 / 年龄
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm SL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 36121)
背棘 (总数) : 0; 背的软条 (总数) : 14 - 16; 臀棘: 0; 臀鳍软条: 18 - 19; 脊椎骨: 36 - 38. 15-16 AO photophores; 7-8 tooth patches on lower limb of second gill arch; 35-38 lateral line organs (Ref. 36121). Pectoral fins well developed with rather robust, stout rays (Ref. 36121). Nearly black to metallic blue dorsally, lighter on sides, black in mouth and gill cavity; fins dusky, marked with fine wavy lines (Ref. 6885).
Epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 31442). Adults feed on Sagitta, young fishes, copepods, and euphausiids (Ref. 6885). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442). Lipid content is 14.2 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 58% in total lipids (Ref. 9197).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | 繁殖 | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 仔鱼
Zahuranec, B.J., 2000. Zoogeography and systematics of the lanternfishes of the genus Nannobrachium (Myctophidae: Lampanictini). Smithson. Contrib. Zool., 607:1-69. (Ref. 36121)