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
Water type: Marine