Spothead lantern fish


The spothead lantern fish, also called the bluntnose lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.
Its specific name is from Ancient Greek μέτωπον and λαμπάς.

Description

The spothead lantern fish is black and pink in colour, with a maximum length of. It has a deep and short head and prominent photophores in its head.

Habitat

Diaphus metopoclampus is bathypelagic and non-migratory, living at depths of in non-polar seas worldwide, typically on the continental slope.

Behaviour

The spothead lantern fish attains sexual maturity at in length; it spawns in the spring and summer.