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Ovate Lightfish

Reference

IB1028

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Lightfishes -PHOSICHTHYDAE

Common Name

Ovate Lightfish

Scientific Name

Ichthyococcus ovatus

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

They are pelagic from near the surface to depths of 2000 m. Samples taken from the south-east Pacific have shown that Lightfishes (mainly Vinciguerra species) make up 85 per cent of the midwater pelagic fish biomass.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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