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mesopelagic fish of the
large family Myctophidae. One of two
families in the
order Myctophiformes, the
Myctophidae are
represented by 246
species in 33...
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lanternfishes (
Myctophidae). The
blackchins (Neoscopelidae)
contain six
species in
three genera,
while the bulk of the
family belongs to the
Myctophidae, with...
- Phylum:
Chordata class:
Actinopterygii Order:
Myctophiformes Family:
Myctophidae Genus:
Hintonia Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Species: H. candens
Binomial name...
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Giorgio (August 2021). "The rise to
dominance of
lanternfishes (Teleostei:
Myctophidae) in the
oceanic ecosystems: a
paleontological perspective". Paleobiology...
- prey. They may
however sometimes take 3–8 cm long fish in the
family Myctophidae. At 40 g on average, it is the
smallest warm-blooded
animal that breeds...
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thought to help
conceal bioluminescent prey such as
lanternfish (family
Myctophidae).
Species in the
genus Lestrolepis have a
bioluminescent organ located...
- Onychoteuthidae,
Spirulidae and Histioteuthidae) and fish (prin****lly
Myctophidae), with
crustaceans (mainly
Decapoda and Isopoda)
being somewhat less...
- also true of
other deep-sea
pelagic groups, such as the
lanternfish (
Myctophidae),
marine hatchetfish (Sternoptychidae), and
lightfish (Phosichthyidae...
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Moronidae Mugilidae Mullidae Muraenesocidae Muraenidae Muraenolepididae Myctophidae Myliobatidae Myrocongridae Myxinidae Nandidae Narcinidae Nematistiidae...
- authorities. The red-legged
kittiwake feeds on fish such as
lanternfish (
Myctophidae), squid, and invertebrates. It
spends the
summer at the
cliff breeding...
