''Myctophum nitidulum'', common name pearly lanternfish,Myctophum nitidulum, Pearly lanternfish
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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.CDF Galapagos Species Checklists - Myctophum nitidulum
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Habitat

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

References

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Photo of specimen

Photo of specimen
Myctophidae Taxa named by Samuel Garman Fish described in 1899 {{Myctophiformes-stub