| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Armstrong, M.J., A.G. James and E.S. Valdes Szeinfeld, 1991 |
| Comments |
Most common myctophid in the Benguela Upwelling Region (Ref. 4066). Average biomass of lanterfish over the period 1984-1988 was in the range 0.5-1.2 million tons (Ref. 42649). |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html | ||