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 | |
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".
Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in). [2] [3]
This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas. It is found in the follow regions:
Myctophum nitidulum also occurs in the Galapagos. [4]
This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres. [2]
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
|
Binomial name | |
Myctophum nitidulum | |
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".
Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in). [2] [3]
This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas. It is found in the follow regions:
Myctophum nitidulum also occurs in the Galapagos. [4]
This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres. [2]