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Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Lampanyctinae
Eponymy: Dr Åge Vedel Tåning (1890–1958) was a Danish ichthyologist and an expert on lanternfish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 900 - 2000 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water; 40°N - 20°S
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira and Cape Verde. Western Atlantic: near Bermuda and Jamaica. Western Indian Ocean: 4°S, 60°E. Western Pacific: off Philippines. Eastern Pacific: between Hawaii and California, USA (37°-20°N), and also east of 115°W between 0° and 17°S.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4479)
High-oceanic, known only from deeper than 900 m. Sexually mature from about 65 mm (Ref. 4479). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58302).
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. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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