Saltwater
Splitfin flashlightfish
Anomalops katoptron
Anomalopidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 35 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,044 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, and 11 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Hides during the day and venture out at night to feed, tending to occur along steep drop-offs near caves on dark, moonless nights. Feeds on zooplankton. The large, deep water form is occasionally collected by fishing at depths of 200 to 400 m. Caught with cast nets in shallow waters of the Philippines. Forms aggregations (Ref 90102).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Anamalops katoptron
- Anamolops katoptron
- Anomalops graeffei
- Anomalops kaptoptron
- Anomalops palpebratus
- Heterophthalmus katoptron
In other languages
- Stor lanterneøjefisk
- Isolyhtysilmä
- Flashlightfish, Great flashlightfish, Indian flashlightfish, Lantern eye fish, Two-fin flashlight fish, Two-fin flashlightfish, Twofin flashlightfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.