Protomyctophum subparallelum
Protomyctophum subparallelum is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere south of about 30° S, in deep water. Its length is about 3.6 cm. It is a mesopelagic species.
| Protomyctophum subparallelum | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Protomyctophum |
| Species: | P. subparallelum |
| Binomial name | |
| Protomyctophum subparallelum (Tåning, 1932) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Protomyctophum subparallelum" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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