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Lampanyctus ritteri Gilbert, 1915

Broadfin lampfish
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Alaska country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Aleutian Is. (Ref. 6876). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs verification.
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National Fisheries Authority: http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/adfghome.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Quast, J.C. and E.L. Hall, 1972
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Linternilla, Cá Béo, 宽鳍珍灯鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ekologi

marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 20 - 1095 m (Ref. 6885).   Deep-water; 54°N - 18°N, 135°E - 111°W

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

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).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36121)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 14 - 16; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 18 - 19; Ryggkotor: 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).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

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 | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 31442).

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Zahuranec, B.J., 2000. Zoogeography and systematics of the lanternfishes of the genus Nannobrachium (Myctophidae: Lampanictini). Smithson. Contrib. Zool., 607:1-69. (Ref. 36121)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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