Luciferidae () |
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pelagic; marine; depth range 10 - 100 m |
Indo-Pacific: Eastern Africa to Hawaii and Tahiti. Tropical and subtropical. |
Last segment of peduncle of ant. 2 in male reaches beyond eye and nearly distal margin of 1st segment of ant. 1 peduncle, in female reaches beyond middle of cornea and to distal third of 1st segment of ant. 1 peduncle; rostrum reaches proximal border of statocyst; ventral cushion of male telson much broader than its posterior height; sheath of petasma curved. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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C: Refs. 75620, 97473. |
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