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Dusky lanternfish (Lampanyctus ater)
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Dusky lanternfish (Lampanyctus ater) specimen
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Myctophidae

Dusky lanternfish

Lampanyctus ater

Myctophid Fish Reaching Eighteen Point One Centimeters

  • Black
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southern Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Dusky lanternfish is known from Most widely distributed species of Nannobrachium as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
18.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Most widely distributed species of Nannobrachium (Ref. 36121 ). Atlantic Ocean: bipolar, generally between 17°N-58°N and 15°S-40°S. Indian Ocean: 12°S-44°S. Southwest Pacific: between Australia and New Zealand, and in the Tasman Sea. Southern Ocean: 45°10'S, 69°12'E (Ref. 5182 ).

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