Rhombic lanternfish

Krefftichthys anderssoni

Myctophid Fish from Two Seven Zero Zero Meters

Subtropical
Circumpolar Antarctic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Polar regions
Small

Rhombic lanternfish is known from Ranges from the Antarctic Divergence/Weddell-Scotia Confluence to the northern as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Krefftichthys
Maximum length: 7.1 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Ranges from the Antarctic Divergence/Weddell-Scotia Confluence to the northern boundary limits (usually considered to coincide with the geographic location of the Subtropical Convergence), and further north in meridional currents: to 32°-33°S in Peruvian Current and to 34°S in Falkland Current.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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