Lanternfish

Notoscopelus bolini

Ten Point Two Centimeters Myctophid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Small
Temperate fish

Lanternfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Notoscopelus
Maximum length: 10.2 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: North temperate pattern (temperate-subtropical subpattern), between about 50° and 38°N, east of 50°W and in Mauritanian upwelling region, in both eastern and western Mediterranean basins. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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