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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
High-oceanic, found between 325-750 m during daytime (Ref. 4479). At night, a two layer system occurs, with adults found at 300-600 m and juveniles at 40-200 m (Ref. 4479).
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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)
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Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Mauritania including the Mediterranean and Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Atlantic: north of the Gulf Stream. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Also reported from the Indian and the Pacific Oceans (Ref. 26165).
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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)
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Range Description
The White-spotted Lantern Fish (Diaphus rafinesquii) is found in the Mediterranean and the western Atlantic north of the Gulf Stream. This species is also distributed across the eastern Atlantic from Iceland to Mauritania.
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Western Atlantic: north of the Gulf Stream
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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European waters (ERMS scope), Greek Exclusive Economic Zone, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, North West Atlantic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
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Johnson CL, Runge JA, Curtis KA, Durbin EG, Hare JA, Incze LS, Link J, Melvin GD, O'Brien TD, Van Guelpen, L (in revision) Biodiversity and ecosystem function in the Gulf of Maine: pattern and role of zooplankton and pelagic nekton. PLoS One.
http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/masdea/masdea.php?p=sourcedetails&id=148111
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Koukouras, Athanasios. (2010). Check-list of marine species from Greece. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Assembled in the framework of the EU FP7 PESI project.
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Worldwide in temperate and tropical seas, including Mediterranean Sea.
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
9.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4479))
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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)
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Type Information
Syntype for Diaphus rafinesquii
Catalog Number: USNM 89906
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): C. Iselin
Year Collected: 1929
Locality: Bermuda, Atlantic
Depth (m): 1200
Catalog Number: USNM 89906
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): C. Iselin
Year Collected: 1929
Locality: Bermuda, Atlantic
Depth (m): 1200
- Syntype: Borodin, N. 1930. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club. 11: 89.
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 40 - 1200 m (Ref. 58018)
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Bogutskaya, N.G. 2007 Preliminary assignment of coordinates to type localities in the Catalog of Fishes. Unpublished dbf file. (Ref. 58018)
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
The White-spotted Lantern Fish is a bathypelagic, oceanodromous species that has a depth range of 40-1,080 m. This species shows diurnal vertical migration patterns (Hulley 1990). During the day it can be found at depths between 325-750 m and at night adults can be found at depths between 300-600 m and juveniles at a depth range of 40-200 m. This species is known to spawn during the autumn and winter months (Hulley 1984).
Systems
- Marine
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nektonic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Found at depths of 40- 1080 m.
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Depth range based on 300 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 292 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 25 - 3050
Temperature range (°C): 2.826 - 26.729
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 29.396
Salinity (PPS): 33.765 - 38.847
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.604 - 6.465
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.025 - 1.898
Silicate (umol/l): 0.799 - 32.983
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 25 - 3050
Temperature range (°C): 2.826 - 26.729
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 29.396
Salinity (PPS): 33.765 - 38.847
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.604 - 6.465
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.025 - 1.898
Silicate (umol/l): 0.799 - 32.983
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 292 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 25 - 3050
Temperature range (°C): 2.826 - 26.729
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 29.396
Salinity (PPS): 33.765 - 38.847
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.604 - 6.465
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.025 - 1.898
Silicate (umol/l): 0.799 - 32.983
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 25 - 3050
Temperature range (°C): 2.826 - 26.729
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 29.396
Salinity (PPS): 33.765 - 38.847
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.604 - 6.465
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.025 - 1.898
Silicate (umol/l): 0.799 - 32.983
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Depth: 40 - 1080m.
From 40 to 1080 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic.
From 40 to 1080 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic.
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Migration
Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Trophic Strategy
Mesopelagic (Ref. 5951).
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Costa, F. 1991 Atlante dei pesci dei mari italiani. Gruppo Ugo Mursia Editore S.p.A. Milano, Italy. 438 p. (Ref. 26335)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Diaphus rafinesquii
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Paxton, J.R.
Reviewer/s
Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s
De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Smith, J. and Livingston, F.
Justification
Diaphus rafinesquii has been assessed as Least Concern as there are no major threats impacting this species. It may occasionally be taken as by-catch although due to its small size this is unlikely to pose a major threat to this species.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
In biodiversity studies using pelagic trawls, low numbers of this species were reported (Moore et al. 2003). The White-spotted Lantern Fish is reported to be rare south to the Gulf of Mexico (FAO 2002).
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Major Threats
There is no commercial fishery for this species, however it may be occasionally taken as a by-catch species. Due to its small size, this is not likely to pose a major threat as it is only likely to be retained in prawn fishery nets. There are no other threats to this species.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for the White-spotted Lantern Fish.
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