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Rhombic Lanternfish

Krefftichthys anderssoni (Lönnberg 1905)

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): 12 - 14; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 20
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Trophic Strategy

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Oceanic (Ref. 4066). Found in the upper 50-100 m south of Antarctic Polar Front at night, but deeper (500-600 m) north of Antarctic Polar Front and at depths greater than 1,000 m at Suntropical Convergence. Feeds mainly on copepods, euphausiids and amphipods.
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Biology

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Oceanic (Ref. 4066). Found in the upper 50-100 m south of Antarctic Polar Front at night, but deeper (500-600 m) north of Antarctic Polar Front and at depths greater than 1,000 m at Subtropical Convergence. Feeds mainly on copepods, and also on euphausiids and amphipods.
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Krefftichthys

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Krefftichthys anderssoni is a species of lanternfish found circumglobally in the southern oceans. This species grows to a length of 7.1 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.

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Krefftichthys: Brief Summary

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Krefftichthys anderssoni is a species of lanternfish found circumglobally in the southern oceans. This species grows to a length of 7.1 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.

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