Myctophum nitidulum

Myctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish,^[2] is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".

Myctophum nitidulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Myctophum
Species:	M. nitidulum
Binomial name
Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899[1]
Synonyms
Myctophum margaritatum Gilbert, 1905[1]

Description

Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).^[2][3]

Distribution

This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas. It is found in the follow regions:

• Eastern Atlantic Ocean ranging from Morocco to South Africa
• Western Atlantic Ocean from approximately 42° north to 34° south.
• The Indian Ocean from 7° north to 24° south
• Pacific Ocean from 32° north to 31° south, while also extending north to 40° north travelling in the Kuroshio Current.
• The South China Sea.^[2]

Myctophum nitidulum also occurs in the Galapagos.^[4]

Habitat

This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres.^[2]