Myctophum nitidulum

Myctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".

Description
Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of 8.3 cm.

Distribution
This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas. It is found in the follow regions:
 * Eastern Atlantic Ocean ranging from Morocco to South Africa
 * Western Atlantic Ocean from approximately 42° north to 34° south.
 * The Indian Ocean from 7° north to 24° south
 * Pacific Ocean from 32° north to 31° south, while also extending north to 40° north travelling in the Kuroshio Current.
 * The South China Sea.

Myctophum nitidulum also occurs in the Galapagos.

Habitat
This species lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres.