| Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Lampanyctinae |
| 14 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-oceanic; depth range 50 - 1000 m |
| Western Pacific: Suruga Bay, Japan and near the Ogasawara and Ryukyu islands. Also New South Wales, Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Eastern Pacific: between 42°N and 25°N from the California coast to Hawaii (Ref. 4479). Recorded off British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980) and from Chile (Ref. 9068). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-14; Vertebrae: 35-38. Branchiostegal rays: 9-10 (Ref. 31442). |
| Epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 31442) at 50-600 m at night, 500-1000 m during day (Ref. 58302). Reported from depths of 100-500 m in Subarctic Pacific gyres (Ref. 51600). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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