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Myctophidae
topside lampfish
Notolychnus valdiviae
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Lanternfishes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Notolychnus
- Maximum length
- 6.3 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: west of British Isles and Bay of Biscay to South Africa. Western Atlantic: Canada to Argentina. Western Pacific: between 0° and 32°S. Eastern Pacific: between 32°N and 30°S, but with 20°S southern limit in Peruvian Transitional Zone. Eastern Indian Ocean: between 9°-32°S.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
