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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 375-750 m during the day; between 40-225 m at night (maximum abundance at 100 m depth) (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: between 30°N and about 19°N and between 7°N and 11°S (uncommon over the Mauritanian Upwelling Region). Western Atlantic: USA in the Gulf Stream to Brazil. Indian Ocean: 7°N and 23°S; Agulhas Current (Ref. 4066). Western Pacific: to 35°N in Kuroshio and Tushima currents. Eastern Pacific: 8° and 12°S.
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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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USA in the Gulf Stream to Brazil
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, North West Atlantic, Seychelles, South Africa (country)
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5926
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Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145244
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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.
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 16 - 17
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Hulley, P.A. 1986 Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4066)
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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
Type for Diaphus splendidus
Catalog Number: USNM 93155
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1909
Locality: North Island, Philippines, Pacific
Vessel: Albatross
Catalog Number: USNM 93155
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1909
Locality: North Island, Philippines, Pacific
Vessel: Albatross
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Type for Diaphus splendidus
Catalog Number: USNM 93164
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1909
Locality: Onkona Pt., Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific
Vessel: Albatross
Catalog Number: USNM 93164
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1909
Locality: Onkona Pt., Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific
Vessel: Albatross
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 8000 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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nektonic
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Found at depths of 40- 3872 m.
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Depth range based on 132 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 114 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 50 - 4100
Temperature range (°C): 1.749 - 26.896
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.217 - 37.869
Salinity (PPS): 34.419 - 37.009
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.360 - 6.024
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.038 - 2.655
Silicate (umol/l): 0.830 - 145.704
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 50 - 4100
Temperature range (°C): 1.749 - 26.896
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.217 - 37.869
Salinity (PPS): 34.419 - 37.009
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.360 - 6.024
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.038 - 2.655
Silicate (umol/l): 0.830 - 145.704
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 114 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 50 - 4100
Temperature range (°C): 1.749 - 26.896
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.217 - 37.869
Salinity (PPS): 34.419 - 37.009
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.360 - 6.024
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.038 - 2.655
Silicate (umol/l): 0.830 - 145.704
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 50 - 4100
Temperature range (°C): 1.749 - 26.896
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.217 - 37.869
Salinity (PPS): 34.419 - 37.009
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.360 - 6.024
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.038 - 2.655
Silicate (umol/l): 0.830 - 145.704
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Depth: 40 - 3872m.
From 40 to 3872 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic.
From 40 to 3872 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
Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 375-750 m during the day; between 40-225 m at night (maximum abundance at 100 m depth) (Ref. 4479).
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Associations
Known predators
Diaphus splendidus (lanternfish) is prey of:
Gempylus serpens
Cephalopoda
Coryphaena
Thunninae
Trachurus
Scomber japonicus
Actinopterygii
Merluccius
Scombridae
Thyrsites atun
Cetacea
Aves
Phocidae
Chondrichthyes
Based on studies in:
unknown (epipelagic zone, Tropical)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Gempylus serpens
Cephalopoda
Coryphaena
Thunninae
Trachurus
Scomber japonicus
Actinopterygii
Merluccius
Scombridae
Thyrsites atun
Cetacea
Aves
Phocidae
Chondrichthyes
Based on studies in:
unknown (epipelagic zone, Tropical)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- N. V. Parin, Ichthyofauna of the Epipelagic Zone (Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem, 1970; U.S. Department of Commerce Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, VA 22151), from p. 154.
- Yodzis P (2000) Diffuse effects in food webs. Ecology 81:261266
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Known prey organisms
Diaphus splendidus (lanternfish) preys on:
Copepoda
Hyperiidae
mesozooplankton
macrozooplankton
Based on studies in:
unknown (epipelagic zone, Tropical)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
Copepoda
Hyperiidae
mesozooplankton
macrozooplankton
Based on studies in:
unknown (epipelagic zone, Tropical)
South Africa, Southwest coast (Marine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- N. V. Parin, Ichthyofauna of the Epipelagic Zone (Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem, 1970; U.S. Department of Commerce Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, VA 22151), from p. 154.
- Yodzis P (2000) Diffuse effects in food webs. Ecology 81:261266
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Diaphus splendidus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
GTGGCAATCACCCGCTGATTTTTCTCAACCAATCACAAAGACATTGGCACCCTCTACCTAATTTTCGGTGCCTGAGCAGGCATAGTAGGAACTGCTCTTAGCCTTCTAATCCGAGCTGAACTGAGCCAACCTGGGGCCCTCCTCGGAGACGATCAGATCTACAACGTAATCGTAACAGCTCACGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTCATGGTTATGCCCATCATGATTGGGGGCTTTGGAAACTGACTAATCCCCCTTATGATCGGCGCCCCCGACATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATGAGCTTCTGGCTCCTACCCCCTTCCTTCCTTCTCCTCCTGGCCTCATCTGGCGTAGAAGCCGGGGCCGGAACCGGATGAACAGTCTACCCACCTCTCGCAGGCAATCTAGCCCACGCCGGAGCCTCTGTCGATCTAACAATTTTCTCCCTTCACCTAGCAGGTGTCTCCTCTATCCTGGGAGCAATTAACTTCATTACAACCATCATCAACATGAAACCCCCTGCAATTACACAATATCAAACCCCTCTATTCGTGTGAGCAGTTCTTATTACAGCTGTACTTCTCCTTCTCTCGCTTCCAGTCCTAGCCGCTGGCATCACTATGCTCCTAACGGACCGAAATCTAAACACCACCTTCTTCGACCCTGCAGGAGGCGGAGACCCCATTCTCTACCAGCACCTATTCTGATTCTTCGGTCATCCCGAAGTCTACATTCTTATCCTTCCCGGCTTCGGCATGATCTCTCACATCGTAGCATACTACTCAGGCAAAAAAGAGCCTTTCGGCTACATGGGCATGGTCTGAGCAATGATGGCCATCGGCTTCCTTGGCTTTATCGTCTGAGCTCACCACATGTTCACCGTCGGAATGGACGTAGACACACGAGCTTACTTTACATCCGCCACAATGATTATTGCCATCCCTACAGGGGTAAAAGTATTTAGCTGACTAGCCACCCTCCACGGAGGAACCATTAAGTGAGAAACCCCTATGCTATGAGCCCTGGGATTCATCTTCCTATTTACAGTCGGGGGCCTAACTGGAATTGTCCTAGCTAACTCCTCGCTAGACATTGTCTTACACGACACCTATTACGTAGTCGCCCACTTCCACTACGTACTATCTATGGGAGCAGTCTTTGCCATCCTAGCCGCTTTCGTTCACTGATTCCCCCTATTCTCAGGATACACCCTTCACGGCACATGAACTAAAATCCACTTCGCAGTTATGTTTGTAGGCGTAAACCTAACATTCTTCCCACAACACTTCCTAGGCCTCGCAGGTATGCCTCGTCGATACTCAGACTACCCGGACGCCTACACCCTTTGAAATACAGTATCCTCAATCGGATCCCTTATTTCCCTAGTCGCAGTAATCATGTTCCTATTTATTATCTGAGAAGCATTTGCCTCCAAACGAGAAGTCCTCTCAGTCGAGCTAACTACAACCAATGTAGAATGACTCCACGGCTGCCCTCCTCCATACCACACATTTGAAGAGCCAGCCTTTGTCCAAATTCGAACAAACTAA
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Diaphus splendidus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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