Myctophum nitidulum
| Myctophum nitidulum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Myctophum |
| Species: | M. nitidulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myctophum margaritatum Gilbert, 1905[1] | |
Myctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish,[2] 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.[2]
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.[2]
Myctophum nitidulum also occurs in the Galapagos.[3]
Habitat
This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres.[2]
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