Description Myctophum nitidulum
Date 1905
Source The deep-sea fishes of the Hawaiian Islands Gilbert, Charles Henry, 1859-1928; Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931 http://www.archive.org/details/deepseafishesofh00gilb
Author Unknown
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myctophum_nitidulum.jpg

Myctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish". Myctophum nitidulum grows to a maximum length of 8.3 cm. This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas. Myctophum nitidulum lives in the bathypelagic zone, is oceanodromous, and is found at depths up to 1000 metres. Order: Myctophiformes, Family: Myctophidae, Synonyms: Myctophum margaritatum Gilbert, 1905