Myctophum nitidulum

Myctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".

Description

Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of .

Distribution

This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas. It is found in the follow regions:

• Eastern Atlantic Ocean ranging from Morocco to South Africa
• Western Atlantic Ocean from approximately 42° north to 34° south.
• The Indian Ocean from 7° north to 24° south
• Pacific Ocean from 32° north to 31° south, while also extending north to 40° north travelling in the Kuroshio Current.
• The South China Sea.

Myctophum nitidulum also occurs in the Galapagos.

Habitat

This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres.

References

External links

• Photo of specimen
• Photo of specimen