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Lanternfish
family of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lanternfish are small mesopelagic fish of the family Myctophidae. They are one of two families in the order Myctophiformes. They have 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide.
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