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Mexican lampfish (Triphoturus mexicanus)
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Ecological Illustration of Mexican lampfish (Triphoturus mexicanus)
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Myctophidae

Mexican lampfish

Triphoturus mexicanus

Myctophid Fish in Gulf of California

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Mexican lampfish is known from Eastern Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lanternfishes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Triphoturus
Water type
Marine
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