Tenison’s lanternfish

Protomyctophum tenisoni

Five Point Four Centimeters Myctophid Fish of Coastal Waters

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

Tenison’s lanternfish is a marine fish from Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 5.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Protomyctophum
Maximum length: 5.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front, with northern boundary correlated with the 5°C isotherm at 200 m. Southern Ocean: all three ocean sectors.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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