Myctophum asperum
| Myctophum asperum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Myctophum |
| Species: | M. asperum |
| Binomial name | |
| Myctophum asperum J. Richardson, 1845[1][2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myctophum asperum, common name the prickly lanternfish,[3] is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".
Description
This species has large eyes, and grows to a maximum length of approximately 8.5 cm.[2][4]
Distribution
Myctophum asperum is found in the following regions:[4]
- Western Atlantic Ocean from 20° north to Brazil, and also occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Eastern Atlantic Ocean, occurring from Mauritania to South Africa in the Agulhas water pockets.
- Northwest Atlantic near Canada.
- Indo-Pacific in both the following currents:
- North and south equatorial currents
- Equatorial countercurrents
- East Australian and Agulhas currents
- Eastern Central Pacific.
- South China Sea and East China Sea
Larvae have also been found in the Taiwan Strait.[4]
Habitat
This species is found at depths of between 425 and 750 metres during the day.[4] At night it can descend to depths of 125 metres to feed on plankton.[2]
Synonyms
- Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845)
- Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904
- Scopelus asper (Richardson, 1845)[1][2]
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