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Krefft's Lanternfish (Symbolophorus kreffti)
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Krefft's Lanternfish (Symbolophorus kreffti) specimen
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Myctophidae

Krefft's Lanternfish

Symbolophorus kreffti

Eleven Point Two Centimeters Myctophid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Krefft's Lanternfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 11.2 cm.

Maximum length
11.2 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: east of 30°W, between 20°N - 4°S and probably farther south to about 18°S in the Angola Current.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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