| Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Gymnoscopelinae |
| 9.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 9.9 g |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 777 - 2121 m, oceanodromous |
| Atlantic Ocean: about 35°N (east of 40°W) and 47°N (west of 40°W) to the southern Subtropical Convergence at 40°S, but with discontinuity in the region of the cyclonic gyre 2°S - 11°S, in the eastern Atlantic and in the minimum region off Brazil (5°-9°S to 21°S). Indian Ocean: between 24° and 30°S. Western Pacific: northwest Pacific to off Australia and New Zealand (absent from western tropical Pacific and southeast Asian seas, Ref. 5182). Eastern Pacific: south of 55°N (Ref. 265) to 34°S, west of 80°W but to 20°S in Peruvian Transitional Zone. Southern Ocean: at 60°58'S, 48°05'W (Ref. 5182). South China Sea (Ref.74511). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-24; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-20; Vertebrae: 35-38. Branchiostegal rays: 9-10 (Ref. 31442). Anal organs 13; can be easily distinguished from other species of the genus by its gill raker count (Ref. 39633). |
| High-oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 31442). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 300 m and found between 651-2,000 m during the day (Ref. 4479). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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