MYCTOPHIFORMES

Republic of Palau 2000Australian Antarctic territory 2006
Lanternfish
Lepidophanes guentheri
(Myctophidae)
Lanternfish
Electroma antarctica
(Myctophidae)


Lanternfish has a dorsal fin, and most kinds hold a photogenic organ in a head and a body. It inhabits 1,200m from depth of the water 200m of a relationship area and the open sea of the continental shelf of depth of the water around 200m. Eyes are big, and the figure resembles sardine. A body is soft, and a scale and leather are easy to come off.

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