Cocco’s lanternfish

Gonichthys cocco

Six Centimeters Myctophid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

Cocco’s lanternfish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Gonichthys
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Liberia and from Angola to South Africa including eastern Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: about 50°N, east of 40°W or south of the Slope Water Region west of 40°W to about Brazil (absent over the minimum region off Brazil and lower abundance in the South Sargasso Sea).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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