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North Pacific lightfish (Maurolicus japonicus)
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Ecological Illustration of North Pacific lightfish (Maurolicus japonicus)
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Sternoptychidae

North Pacific lightfish

Maurolicus japonicus

vertical migration through deep sea

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Small

North Pacific lightfish is known from Northwest Pacific as a migratory fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Dragonfishes and Allies
Family
Sternoptychidae
Genus
Maurolicus
Water type
Marine
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