Lampanyctus crocodilus
Lampanyctus crocodilus, the jewel lanternfish, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found in west Mediterranean Sea and north Atlantic Ocean (above 50° N). Bathypelagic between 400 and 2000 m.
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| From Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, 1896 | |
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| Species: | L. crocodilus |
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| Lampanyctus crocodilus (A. Risso, 1810) | |
References
- TORTONESE E., Osteichthyes - Fauna d'Italia vol. XI, Calderini, 1975. Bologna, Italy.
- COSTA F., Atlante dei pesci dei mari italiani, Mursia, 1991. Milano, Italy.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Lampanyctus crocodilus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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