Scientific Name
Hygophum reinhardtii  
Pronounce  
Hygophum reinhardtii萊氏壯燈魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Lütken, 1892) Depth 0 - 984M
Chinese 萊氏壯燈魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 燈籠魚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F200 Myctophidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 萊氏壯燈魚 
Max Length 6 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 燈籠魚、七星魚、光魚 
Distribution in World global   Distribution in Taiwan East 
Habitats Deep Sea、Coastal  Holotype Locality About 190 kilometers northwest of Madeira, eastern Atlantic, 34°22'N, 18°10'W 
Synonyms Hygophum reinhardti, Lampanyctus reinhardtii, Myctophum benoiti reinhardti, Myctophum braueri, Myctophum reinhardti, Myctophum reinhardtii, Scopelus reinhardtii   
Reference A review of lanternfishes( Families: Myctophidae and Neoscopelidae) and their distributions around Taiwan and Tungsha Islands with notes on seventeen new records(Wang and Chen, 2001);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);中國動物誌-燈籠魚目(陳等, 2002)  Lutken, Chr. Fr. 1892 Wang, J. T.-M. etc. 2001 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 陳素芝 編著 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0063886. ASIZP0063887. ASIZP0063889. ASIZP0070460. ASIZP0070463.  
Common Name Reinhardt's lantern fish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic D. 13-14; A. 21-23; P. 13-14; AO 7 + 7-8, total 14-15; G.R. 4 + 1 +12-13, total 17-18 Origin of dorsal fin on vertical through outer ventral base; origin of anal fin on or slightly behind vertical through base of last dorsal ray. Origin of adipose fin well in advance of vertical through base of last anal ray. Pectoral fin extending to about anal origin; ventral fin reaching anal origin. Dn and Vn present; small, luminous organ at posterior end of supraorbital ridge, slightly in advance of posterior margin of orbit. 5 PO, level. PVO1 in advance of vertical through PO2, closer to level of ventral base of pectoral fin than to ventral profile; PVO2 at lower base of pectoral fin. PLO nearer to lateral line than to base of pectoral fin. VLO above outer base of ventral fin, midway between lateral line and base of ventral fin. 4 VO, level. SAO series obtusely angulate, with SAO1 on or slightly in advance of vertical through VO3, with SAO2 about above anus; and with SAO3 above origin of anal fin, in contact with lateral line. 7 AOa and 7-8 AOp, level. 2 Pol with Pol1 above last AOa and with Pol2 in advance of vertical through adipose origin. 2 Prc widely separated, with Prc2 in contact with or less than one photophores diameter below lateral line. Male with single SUGL fiiling about 1/2 the supracaudal space, females with 3 coalesced INGL patches.
habitats Oceanic, found below 1,000 m during the day and from the surface to 200 m at night. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae. Lipid content is 3.3 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 10 % in total lipids. Reach sexual maturity at 4,6 cm. 
Distribution Eastern and southwestern Taiwan waters; Atlantic, southern Indian Ocean, North and South Pacific (absent in equatorial waters). 
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