False-midas lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides

Myctophid Fish of Coastal Waters

Cross-climate
Polar
Subtropical
Circumpolar Antarctic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Polar regions
Small

False-midas lanternfish is a marine fish from Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 14 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Gymnoscopelus
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front. Known from about 50°S to 54°S along 40°W, and between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front at about 124°W.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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