Protomyctophum subparallelum
Appearance
Protomyctophum subparallelum | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Protomyctophum |
Species: | P. subparallelum
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Binomial name | |
Protomyctophum subparallelum (Tåning, 1932)
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Protomyctophum subparallelum is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere south of about 30° S, in deep water. Its length is about 3.6 cm. It is a mesopelagic species.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Protomyctophum subparallelum". Fishbase. May 2006 version.