Spotted lanternfish
(Myctophum punctatum)

Classification

Species: Myctophum punctatum
Genus: Myctophum - Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae - Lanternfishes
Order: Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Spotted lanternfish
Habitat: Saltwater
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate
Native to coasts of: Africa, Europe, North America
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

Eastern Atlantic: Mauritanian Upwelling Region (15°N-20°N) with isolates as far as 30°N; includes the Mediterranean Sea.

Western Atlantic: Greenland to USA.

Max length : 11 cm SL

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