Biology:Myctophum nitidulum
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Myctophum nitidulum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Myctophum |
Species: | M. nitidulum
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Binomial name | |
Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899[1]
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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 (3.3 in).[2][3]
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.[4]
Habitat
This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Myctophum nitidulum, Pearly lanternfish
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Myctophum nitidulum" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
- ↑ CDF Galapagos Species Checklists - Myctophum nitidulum
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1039274 entry
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