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Myctophum nitidulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Myctophum
Species: M. nitidulum
Binomial name
Myctophum nitidulum
Garman, 1899
Synonyms

Myctophum margaritatum Gilbert, 1905

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 (3.3 in).

Distribution

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.

Habitat

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

References

  1. ^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899
  2. ^ Myctophum nitidulum, Pearly lanternfish
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myctophum nitidulum". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. CDF Galapagos Species Checklists - Myctophum nitidulum

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Taxon identifiers
Myctophum nitidulum


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