mirror lampfish

Lampadena speculigera

Fifteen Point Three Centimeters Myctophid Fish of the Indian Ocean

Northern Hemisphere
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
South America
Medium

Lampadena speculigera is a species of lanternfish in the subfamily Lampanyctinae. It is a mesopelagic fish that is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Its vernacular name is mirror lanternfish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Lampadena
Maximum length: 15.3 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: one specimen at 17°22'N, 22°58'W and another at 21°35'S, 2°0'W; 35°S-48°S in the South Atlantic; mainly north of the Gulf Stream edge in the North Atlantic (juveniles south to 32°N) and more generally between 35° and 45°N (up to 66°N as expatriates). Indo-Pacific: 30°S-45°S. Reported from the South China Sea (Ref. 41521 ,74511). Eastern Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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