Lanternfish

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.

Normally occurs between 0 and 100 m (Ref. 26335). High-oceanic species found at 550-700 m during the day and nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 800 m (maximum abundance at the surface) (Ref. 4479). Epipelagic to bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Size stratification with depth at night, with small sub-adults deeper than large sub-adults and adults (Ref. 4775). Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 58426).

High-oceanic species found at 550-700 m during the day and nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 800 m (maximum abundance at the surface) (Ref. 4479). Epipelagic to bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Size stratification with depth at night, with small sub-adults deeper than large sub-adults and adults (Ref. 4775). Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 58426).

Symbolophorus veranyi

This large temperate species (Backus et al., 1977), which attains at least 120 mm (Nafpaktitis et al., 1977), is represented in the Ocean Acre collections by six juveniles 21–29 mm and by a 12 mm postlarva. One juvenile was taken in late spring, five juveniles in winter, and the postlarva in July. Apparently the study area is inhabited only by distributional waifs from the North Atlantic temperate region that cannot survive long under the prevailing conditions.

The winter specimens were all caught at night: two at the surface, one at about 20 m, one at about 175 m, and one at about 800 m.

Symbolophorus veranyi is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.

Western Atlantic: Grand Bank to Brazil in slope water region

High-oceanic species found at 550-700 m during the day and nyctoepipelagic at the surface and down to 800 m (maximum abundance at the surface).

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