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Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Gr**** μυκτήρ myktḗr, "nose" and ophis, "serpent") are
small mesopelagic fish of the
large family Myctophidae. One...
- Hector's
lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) is a
lanternfish in the
family Myctophidae, the only
species in the
genus Lampanyctodes. It is
named after...
- waters, that is
below the
epipelagic or
photic zone of the sea. The
lanternfish is, by far, the most
common deep-sea fish.
Other deep-sea
fishes include...
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Notolychnus valdiviae, the
topside lanternfish, is a
species of
lanternfish found in the
oceans worldwide. This
species grows to a
length of 6.3 centimetres...
- The
flaccid lanternfish (Metelectrona ventralis) is a
species of
oceanodromous lanternfish that has a
lifespan of up to two years. It has been
found in...
- moon is out, and can
become shallower when
clouds p**** over the moon.
Lanternfish account for much of the biom****
responsible for the deep
scattering layer...
- The
longfin lanternfish (Diogenichthys atlanticus) is a
species of
oceanodromous lanternfish that is oviparous, and a host of
Sarcotretes scopeli. It is...
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Diaphus antonbruuni, also
known as Bruun’s
lanternfish, is a
species of
lanternfish found in the
Indian Ocean. This
species reaches a
length of 5.5 cm...
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Diaphus danae, also
known as Dana
lanternfish, is a
species of
lanternfish found in the
Atlantic and
Indian Oceans. This
species reaches a
length of 12...
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Diaphus lucidus, the
spotlight lanternfish, is a
species of
lanternfish found worldwide. This
species reaches a
length of 11.8 cm (4.6 in). Hulley, P....
