Notoscopelus resplendens
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| Notoscopelus resplendens | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Notoscopelus |
| Species: | N. resplendens |
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| Notoscopelus resplendens (Richardson, 1845) [2] | |
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Notoscopelus resplendens, commonly known as the patchwork lampfish or patchwork lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean. It spends the daylight hours in deep water, rising at night to near the surface. This fish was first described by the Scottish naturalist and arctic explorer John Richardson in 1845.
Notoscopelus resplendens is a small lanternfish, growing to a maximum length of 95 mm (3.7 in). The dorsal fin has 22 to 23 soft rays, the anal fin has 18 to 19 soft rays and the pectoral fins have 12 to 13 soft rays.[3] Above the caudal peduncle there is a row of eight to nine luminous scale-like segments in adult males, but male fish lack luminous organs above the eye and on the cheek.[4]