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Anomalopidae

Cook Islands Flashlightfish

Protoblepharon rosenblatti

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Protoblepharon rosenblatti, the Cook Islands flashlightfish, is a species of flashlight fish found in the waters surrounding the Cook Islands. It can reach lengths of up to 22.0 cm (9 in) and can be found as deep as 274 m (900 ft).

Maximum length
22 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Cook Islands.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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