Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) nigrescens Brauer 1904 (lanternfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combination: Myctophum nigrescens

Belongs to Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) according to A. Fraser-Brunner 1949

Sister taxa: Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) micropterus, Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) turneri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) nigrescens in the database

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