| Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Myctophinae |
| 3.9 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 0.6 g; max. reported age: 1 years |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 2500 m, oceanodromous |
| Circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters, but with a distinct equatorial gap in the Pacific (Ref. 9835). Western Atlantic: Canada to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Mauritania and from Liberia to Namibia (absent in Mauritanian Upwelling Region). Indian and Pacific: confined to southern equatorial water masses, extending to 50°N and 50°S in western boundary currents. South China Sea (Ref.74511). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-19; Vertebrae: 33-35 |
| High-oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic, found in 375-750 m during the day and near the surface to 125 m at night (Ref. 4066, 58302). Adults feed on zooplankton (Ref. 9835). Caudal glands develop in both sexes from about 1.9 cm (Ref. 4775). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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