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Taaningichthys bathyphilus (Tåning, 1928)
Deepwater lanternfish
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Lampanyctinae
Eponymy: Dr Åge Vedel Tåning (1890–1958) was a Danish ichthyologist and an expert on lanternfish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Eponymy: Dr Åge Vedel Tåning (1890–1958) was a Danish ichthyologist and an expert on lanternfish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 400 - 1550 m (Ref. 58302), usually 675 - 800 m (Ref. 41299). Deep-water; 46°N - 68°S
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Circumglobal between 43°N and 68°S in all oceans. South China Sea (Ref.74511).
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Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14.
High-oceanic and bathypelagic (Ref. 4066), mostly found below 675 m (Ref. 4479, 4775). Vertical migration not observed (Ref. 4479, 4775).
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Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Paxton, John | Collaborators
Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4479)
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