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Myctophidae
roundnose lanternfish
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus
Fish Reaching Five Centimeters in Japanese Waters
- Black
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
- Small
Black
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Smallroundnose lanternfish is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Lanternfishes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Centrobranchus
- Maximum length
- 5 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Senegal and from Gabon to Angola. Western Atlantic: USA to about 14°N, and from Brazil to Argentina. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Indian Ocean: 8°S to 34°S. Southwest Pacific: off New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: northern section of the California Current region (Ref. 31442 ) and off Chile. Reported from Hawaii (Ref. 583 ) and Japan (Ref. 559 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
