Brauer’s lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus braueri

Twenty Two Centimeters Myctophid Fish from the Indian Ocean

Circumpolar Antarctic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Polar regions
South America
Elongated
Medium

Brauer’s lanternfish is a marine fish found around Generally ranges between the coasts of Antarctic and 33°S. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 22 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Gymnoscopelus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Generally ranges between the coasts of Antarctic and 33°S (south-western Atlantic Ocean sector), 46°S (Indian Ocean sector between 50°-71°E), and about 46°S (Pacific Ocean sector off Chile).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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