Myctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish,[2] is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Myctophum |
| Species: | M. nitidulum
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| Myctophum nitidulum | |
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Myctophum margaritatum Gilbert, 1905[1] | |
Description edit
Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).[2][3]
Distribution edit
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]
Habitat edit
This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899
- ^ a b c d Myctophum nitidulum, Pearly lanternfish
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Myctophum nitidulum" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
- ^ CDF Galapagos Species Checklists - Myctophum nitidulum
External links edit
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