Myctophum nitidulum

Myctophum nitidulum
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

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:

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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