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Myctophidae

penlight fish

Protomyctophum crockeri

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Temperate fish
Maximum length
4.2 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: off Tôhoku in Japan. Northeast Pacific: south of southern California to Washington (Ref. 265 ). Also widespread in the transition region between the subarctic and central water masses of the North Pacific.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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