Taiwanese flashlight fish

Protoblepharon mccoskeri

Glowing suborbital light organs

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Protoblepharon mccoskeri, the Taiwanese flashlight fish, is a flashlight fish species found in the Northwest Pacific off of Taiwan's east coast. It can be found as deep as 300m. It was first described in 2012 from a single specimen caught near Taiwan.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Roughies and Allies
Family: Anomalopidae
Genus: Protoblepharon
Maximum length: 30.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: eastern Taiwan.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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