Evermann's lantern fish

Symbolophorus evermanni

Myctophid Fish Reaching Eleven Point Seven Centimeters

Evermann's lantern fish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 11.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Symbolophorus
Maximum length: 11.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters to southern Hawaii near Marquesas. Eastern Pacific: coast of Peru approximately in front of Isla Huaura (Ref. 5530 ) and from Chile (Ref. 9068 ). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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