Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21; Vertebrae: 35 - 37. Branchiostegal rays: 8-9 (Ref. 31442).

Common Names

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Thickhead lanternfish , English , USA

黑壮灯鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑壯燈魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Myctophiformes

Family: Myctophidae

Genus: Hygophum

Species: Hygophum atratum (Garman, 1899)

Climate Zone

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bathypelagic

Location

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Biology

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Epipelagic to mesopelagic, at surface at night (Ref. 31442). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 31442).

Habitat

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bathypelagic