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Nikolay's lanternfish (Bolinichthys nikolayi)
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Nikolay's lanternfish (Bolinichthys nikolayi) specimen
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Myctophidae

Nikolay's lanternfish

Bolinichthys nikolayi

Myctophid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

  • Temperate
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Nikolay's lanternfish is a marine fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 4.1 cm.

Maximum length
4.1 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Southwest Pacific.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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