''Myctophum orientale'', the Oriental lanternfish, is a species of
lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, ...
. The Oriental Lanternfish is native to deep waters.
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Myctophidae
Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert
Fish described in 1913
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