Minispotted lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus microlampas

Myctophid Fish from Two Hundred Twenty Meters

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

Minispotted lanternfish is a marine fish found around Circumglobal between Subtropical Convergence and Antarctic Polar Front. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Gymnoscopelus
Maximum length: 11.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumglobal between Subtropical Convergence and Antarctic Polar Front. Also recorded from 54°07'S, 30°59'W.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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