Lepidophanes gaussi (Brauer, 1906)
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 Family:  Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Lampanyctinae
 Max. size:  5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 850 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: disjunct distribution between the 30°N and about 20°N, and between 13°S and 23°S. Elsewhere, in the Atlantic, in central regions of anticyclonic gyrals in both hemispheres.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  High-oceanic (Ref. 4479). Found at 425-850 m during the day and nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 175 m (maximum abundance at 51-100 m) (Ref. 4479).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 15.07.13

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