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Southern lanternfish

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Southern lanternfish
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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.

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References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lampanyctus australis". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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