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Notoscopelus resplendens (Richardson, 1845)

Patchwork lampfish
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Juan Fernández Islands (Ref. 33693).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sepúlveda, J.I.V. and G.R. Pequeño, 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Patchwork lanternfish, Linternilla brillante, Patchwork lanternfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Gymnoscopelinae
Etymology: Notoscopelus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish (Ref. 45335);  resplendens: From the Latin 'resplendere' which means to shine brightly (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 777 - 2121 m (Ref. 44036).   Deep-water; 55°N - 61°S

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