Myctophum nitidulum

Updated on Nov 22, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Myctophidae Scientific name Myctophum nitidulum		Phylum Chordata Order Myctophiformes Genus Myctophum Rank Species

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".

Description

Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of 8.3 cm.

This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas. It is found in the follow regions:

Eastern Atlantic Ocean ranging from Morocco to South Africa

Western Atlantic Ocean from approximately 42° north to 34° south.

The Indian Ocean from 7° north to 24° south

Pacific Ocean from 32° north to 31° south, while also extending north to 40° north travelling in the Kuroshio Current.

The South China Sea.

Myctophum nitidulum also occurs in the Galapagos.

This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres.

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