Parallel lanternfish

Protomyctophum parallelum

Living Lantern of Australian Waters

Cross-climate
Polar
Subtropical
Circumpolar Antarctic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Southern Ocean
Polar regions
South America
Fusiform
Small

Parallel lanternfish is a marine fish found around Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Protomyctophum
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front, but extends to 35°S (Australian Bight) and 32°S (off Argentina and Chile). Southern Ocean: at 53°18'S, 49°57'W and 45°25'S, 36°32'E.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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