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Southern lanternfish
Lampanyctus australis
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
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The southern lanternfish, Lampanyctus australis, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between 33° S and 44° S, mainly at below 500 m. Its length is about 13 cm. It is an oceanic mesopelagic species, eaten by hakes, kingklip and Cape horse mackerel.
Lampanyctus australis es un pez linterna de la familia Myctophidae. Habita en profundidades de hasta 500 metros. Su longitud es de unos 13 centímetros.
Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 16
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