Family Myctophidae | Phylum Chordata Genus Myctophum Rank Species | |
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Similar Myctophum, Myctophum asperum, Hygophum, Warming's lantern fish, Myctophum affine |
Myctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".
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Description
Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of 8.3 cm.
Distribution
This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas. It is found in the follow regions:
Myctophum nitidulum also occurs in the Galapagos.
Habitat
This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres.
References
Myctophum nitidulum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA