Turner's lanternfish

Lampanyctus turneri

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Lampanyctus
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Agulhas Current and off the west coast in Agulhas Water pockets (South Africa); also in tropical and subtropical waters between the South China Sea and the western Indian Ocean. Reported from Japan (Ref. 559 ) and Taiwan (Ref. 39633 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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