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Myctophiformes - Myctophidae Tarletonbeania crenularis (Blue Lanternfish)
Illustration	Meristics	Life History	ELH Descr.	Distribution	Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

BONY PARTS (min-mode-max)

Vertebrae		Gill Rakers and Branchiostegal Rays
Total	39 - 41 - 42	Upper Gill Rakers	4 - X - 7
Precaudal	17 - 17 - 19	Lower Gill Rakers	10 - 11 - 12
Caudal	22 - 23 - 24	Branchiostegal Rays	8 - 9 - 11

FIN COUNTS (min-mode-max)

Fin (position)	Spines	Rays	Caudal Fin Counts
Pelvic (Abdominal)	0 - 0 - 0	7 - 8 - 9	Caudal Upper Secondary	5 - X - 8
Dorsal	0 - 0 - 0	11 - X - 15	Caudal Upper Principal	10 - 10 - 10
Pectoral	NA	11 - X - 16	Caudal Lower Principal	9 - 9 - 9
Anal	0 - 0 - 0	16 - X - 20	Caudal Lower Secondary	5 - 6 - 7

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