Nichol's lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus nicholsi

Myctophid Fish from the Nile Basin

Nichol's lanternfish is known from Generally ranges between Antarctica and 35°S, 47°S, and 47°-49°S as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Gymnoscopelus
Maximum length: 19.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Generally ranges between Antarctica and 35°S (off Argentina), 47°S (Falkland Current region), and 47°-49°S (between 45°E and 71°E). Adults occur only in high latitudes (South Orkneys, South Shetlands, Antarctic Peninsula); juveniles and adults in waters around South Georgia and central Scotia Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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