Scientific Name
Nannobrachium nigrum  
Pronounce  
Nannobrachium nigrum黑體短鰓燈魚
by: Ho-Tien Hong and Cheng-Hui Hong
Author Günther, 1887 Depth 50 - 2754M
Chinese 黑體短鰓燈魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 燈籠魚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F200 Myctophidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 黑體短鰓燈魚 
Max Length 21 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 黑體小鰭燈魚、燈籠魚、七星魚、光魚 
Distribution in World Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、South 
Habitats Deep Sea、Coastal  Holotype Locality 4°33'N, 127°06'E, south of Philippines [ca. 7.6 kilometers southwest of Pulau Kakalotan, Kepulauan Nenusa, Talaud Archipelago, Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, western Pacific], Challenger station 214, depth 500 fathoms 
Synonyms Lampanctus niger, Lampanyctus niger, Myctophum nigrum, Paralampanyctus niger   
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);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);中國動物誌-燈籠魚目(陳等, 2002)  Wang, J. T.-M. etc. 2001 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 陳素芝 編著 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0069673. NMNSF00349.  
Common Name Black lanternfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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