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Arctic telescope (Protomyctophum arcticum)
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Myctophidae

Arctic telescope

Protomyctophum arcticum

Fish Reaching Six Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

  • Circumpolar Arctic
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Polar regions
  • Small

Arctic telescope is a marine fish found around Arctic to Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 6 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lanternfishes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Protomyctophum
Water type
Marine
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