blue lanternfish

Tarletonbeania crenularis

Twelve Point Seven Centimeters Myctophid Fish of Mexican Waters

blue lanternfish is known around Eastern Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the largest recorded length is 12.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Tarletonbeania
Maximum length: 12.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska to off Mexico, including the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea (Ref. 31442 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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