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Myctophidae
Spurcheek lanternfish
Bolinichthys photothorax
Myctophid Fish of the Indian Ocean
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
- Fusiform
- Small
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
SmallSpurcheek lanternfish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 7.3 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Lanternfishes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Bolinichthys
- Maximum length
- 7.3 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola. Western Atlantic: USA to Brazil, with extensions to Argentina. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Indian Ocean: between 10°N and 30°S. Pacific Ocean: between 30°N and 25°S (Ref. 4066 ); New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
