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Thickhead lanternfish (Hygophum atratum)
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Ecological Illustration of Thickhead lanternfish (Hygophum atratum)
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Myctophidae

Thickhead lanternfish

Hygophum atratum

Six Centimeters Myctophid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

  • Black
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Small

Thickhead lanternfish is a marine fish of Eastern Pacific. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 6 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lanternfishes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Hygophum
Water type
Marine
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