Myctophum nitidulum

Myctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish,[2] is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".

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]

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]

References
  1. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899
  2. Myctophum nitidulum, Pearly lanternfish
  3. CDF Galapagos Species Checklists - Myctophum nitidulum


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