Scientific Name
Nannobrachium ritteri
Common Name
Broadfin lampfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14-16;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 18 - 19;
Vertebrae: 36 - 38. 15-16 AO photophores; 7-8 tooth patches on lower limb of second gill arch; 35-38 lateral line organs (Ref. 36121). Pectoral fins well developed with rather robust, stout rays (Ref. 36121). Nearly black to metallic blue dorsally, lighter on sides, black in mouth and gill cavity; fins dusky, marked with fine wavy lines (Ref. 6885).