Description

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Common Names

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Large-finned lanternfish , English , Papua New Guinea

Largefin lanternfish , English , Australia

長鰭壯燈魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

长鳍壮灯鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Myctophiformes

Family: Myctophidae

Genus: Hygophum

Species: Hygophum macrochir (Günther, 1864)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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High-oceanic, mesopelagic species. Found at 275-750 m during the day, nyctoepipelagic at surface and down to 125 m (maximum abundance at the surface and at 50 m) (Ref. 4479).

Habitat

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oceanic