Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
Abstract
Lightfish Ichthyococcus ovatus has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2007. Ichthyococcus ovatus is listed as Least Concern.
The Red List Assessment
Golani, D., Palmeri, A. & Keskin, Ç. 2011. Ichthyococcus ovatus (Mediterranean assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T190285A8785303. Accessed on 04 February 2026.
Last assessed
15 November 2007
Scope of assessment
Mediterranean
Population trend
Unknown
Number of mature individuals
Habitat and ecology
Marine Oceanic
Geographic range
Distribution data is not mapped for this species.
Assessment Information
Mediterranean Assessment
IUCN Red List Category and Criteria - Mediterranean Assessment
Date assessed
15 November 2007
Year published
2011
Annotations
Needs updating
Assessment Information in detail
Geographic Range
Native
Extant (resident)
Albania; Algeria; Angola; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba; Brazil; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Canada; Cayman Islands; Chile; Colombia; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Côte d'Ivoire; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; France; French Guiana; French Polynesia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Italy; Jamaica; Kiribati; Liberia; Libya; Malta; Mauritania; Mexico; Montserrat; Morocco; Namibia; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Norfolk Island; Panama; Peru; Portugal; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sint Maarten (Dutch part); Spain; Suriname; Togo; Tokelau; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turks and Caicos Islands; United States; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Virgin Islands, British; Western Sahara
Number of locations
Upper depth limit
Lower depth limit
700 metres
Geographic Range in detail
Population
Current population trend
Number of mature individuals
Population severely fragmented
No
Continuing decline of mature individuals
Population in detail
Habitat and Ecology
System
Habitat type
Generation length (years)
Congregatory
Movement patterns
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Threats in detail
Use and Trade
Use and Trade in detail
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions in detail
Bibliography
Red List Bibliography
External Data
Images and External Links
Images and External Links in detail
CITES Legislation from Species+
Data source
The information below is from the Species+ website.
CITES Legislation from Species+ in detail
Ex situ data from Species360
Data source
The information below is from Species360's Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS)
Ex situ data from Species360 in detail
Studies and Actions from Conservation Evidence
Data source
The information below is from the Conservation Evidence website.