Barnards lanternfishes

Symbolophorus barnardi

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Subtropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Small

Barnards lanternfishes is known around Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere between about 30°S as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 11.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Symbolophorus
Maximum length: 11.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere between about 30°S and the subtropical convergence. Eastern Atlantic: probably south of about 11°S.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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