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Lanternfish

Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ myktḗr, "nose" and ophis, "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented by 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide. They are named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.…

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Lanternfish

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related to Further reading · 20
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related to Deep scattering layer · 7
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related to Ecology · 6
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species fish family small known one deep photophores mesopelagic biomass early may otolith also large myctophidae genera order found earliest

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