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Mirror Lanternfish
Lampadena speculigera
Lampadena speculigera is a species of lanternfish in the subfamily Lampanyctinae. It is a mesopelagic fish that is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Its vernacular name is mirror lanternfish.
From the article Lampadena speculigera on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The body is elongate and glossy, purplish brown in colour. The maximum standard length is 15.3 cm (6.0 in). Specimens from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge had a mean weight of about 20 g (0.7 oz).
What it does
Lampadena speculigera undergo diel vertical migration and are found at depths of 475–950 m (1,558–3,117 ft) during the day and 60–750 m (200–2,460 ft) at night. Lanternfishes in general are preyed upon by a range of fish, squid, seabirds, and mammals. Predators of Lampadena speculigera in particular include northern fulmars.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 222641.