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False Midas Lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides Hulley 1981

Migration

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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Astrid Jarre-Teichmann
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 19; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 20
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Biology

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Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066, 75154). Found mainly below 800 m with shallowest depth of capture 328 m.
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