Myctophum affine
| Myctophum affine | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Myctophum |
| Species: | M. affine |
| Binomial name | |
| Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892) | |
Myctophum affine, the Metallic lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish native to the Atlantic Ocean. This species grows to a length of 7.9 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Myctophum affine" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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