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largescale laternfish (Symbolophorus veranyi)
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largescale laternfish (Symbolophorus veranyi) specimen
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Myctophidae

largescale laternfish

Symbolophorus veranyi

Myctophid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Small

largescale laternfish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12.5 cm.

Maximum length
12.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland (strays) and British Isles to Western Sahara including the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Nunavut and USA to Brazil in slope water region.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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