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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...
- 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...
- Hector's
lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) is a
lanternfish in the
family Myctophidae, the only
species in the
genus Lampanyctodes. It is
named after...
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Diaphus jenseni, also
known as Jensen's
lanternfish, is a
species of
lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific, the south-eastern
Atlantic Ocean and the South...
- 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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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...
-
lanternfish)
Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838) (Benoit's
lanternfish)
Hygophum bruuni Wisner, 1971
Hygophum hanseni (Tåning, 1932) (Hansen's
lanternfish)...
- The
southern lanternfish,
Lampanyctus australis, is a
lanternfish of the
family Myctophidae,
found cir****globally in the
southern hemisphere between 33°...
- 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...
