Scientific Name	Bolinichthys supralateralis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Parr, 1928)	Depth	40 - 850M
Chinese	側上虹燈魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	燈籠魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F200　Myctophidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	側上虹燈魚
Max Length	11.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	燈籠魚、七星魚、光魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Great Exuma, Bahamas [Western Atlantic], 23°42'N, 76°43'W, 7000 feet wire out
Synonyms	Lampanyctus pyrsobolus, Lampanyctus superlateralis, Lampanyctus supralateralis, Lepidophanes supralateralis
Reference	A review of lanternfishes( Families: Myctophidae and Neoscopelidae) and their distributions around Taiwan and Tungsha Islands with notes on seventeen new records(Wang and Chen, 2001)；Fishbase(2003)
Specimen List	ASIZP0063926. ASIZP0069678.
Common Name	Lanternfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. 12-14; A. 13-15; P.12-13; G.R. 6(5) + 1 +14 (12-14), total, AO 5 (4) + 3-4, total 8-10 Origin of dorsal fin over base of ventral fin. Origin of anal fin behind end of base of dorsal fin; base of adipose fin directly over of slightly in advance of end of base of anal fin. Operculum pointed posteriorly. Posterior half of iris with crescent of whitish tissue. Dn absent. Vn small and rounded. PLO in contact with lateral line; Two PVO, PVO1 slightly in front of PVO2. Five PO, PO3 slightly elevated, PO4 highly elevated at level of PVO1; Five VO, VO2 at level of VO3; VLO nearer to lateral fin than to base of ventral fin, not in contact with lateral line; Three SAO, forming an obtuse angle, SAO1 higher and slightly behind VO5, SAO3 in contact with upper side of lateral line; Two Pol, forming an oblique line, Pol1 higher and behind last AOa, Pol2 under adipose fin, in contact with upper side of lateral line; Five to six AOa, forming a straight line; three to four AOp, behind base of anal fin. Three Prc, Prc2 slightly higher than Prc1, Prc2-Prc3 interspace widely enlarged, Prc3 slightly higher than level of lateral line. SUGL consisting of 2-3 luminous scales. INGL consisting of 3-5 luminous scales. Three to six luminous scales at the base of anal fin.
habitats	High-oceanic species found between 375 and 750 during the day and between 40 and 650 at night. Large individuals are non-migratory.
Distribution	Mesopelagic. Tropical waters of Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
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