| Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Lampanyctinae |
| 9.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-oceanic; depth range 60 - 778 m |
| Indo-Pacific. |
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| An oceanic, mesopelagic fish with some size stratification with respect to depth: small specimens (<2.3 cm SL) were taken in nets as shallow as 60 m, while specimens >4.0 cm SL have only been taken in trawls fished to 490 m and deeper. During daytime minimal catch data indicate that the species is not found in the upper 500 m, but at night, small specimens (< ca. 2.5 cm SL) may migrate into the upper 120 m. Mature and expended females (Stages V and VI) have been caught in January and April, suggesting late summer spawning period (Ref. 96467). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Museum: Iligan Bay, Mindanao, USNM 92312 (holotype of Serpa blacki) (Ref. 280, 5572). |
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