Eastropac Lightfish
Araiophos eastropas
- Usual depth100–540 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Araiophos eastropas is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Araiophos. It lives in the Western Central Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Araiophos eastropas”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 100–540 m · Deepest record: 570 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Eastropac Lightfish
Similar species
- Half-naked hatchet fish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
- Atlantic silver hatchetfish
Argyropelecus aculeatus
- Pacific hatchet fish
Argyropelecus affinis
- Greater silver hatchetfish
Argyropelecus gigas
- Silvery hatchetfish
Argyropelecus lychnus
- Hatchetfish
Argyropelecus olfersii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 30 open-data records from 1967 to 2024.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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