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Lampanyctus tenuiformis (Brauer, 1906)

Slender lanternfish
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China country information

Common names: 天紐珍燈魚, 天纽珍灯鱼
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from South China Sea (Ref. 44036).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wang, J.T.-M. and C.-T. Chen, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Lampanyctinae
Etymology: Lampanyctus: Greek, lampas, -ados = torch + Greek, nykte = night (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 1537 m (Ref. 27311).   Deep-water; 41°N - 52°S, 105°E - 14°E

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