Symbolophorus evermanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Symbolophorus |
Species: | S. evermanni
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Binomial name | |
Symbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905)
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Symbolophorus evermanni is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.[1][2][3] It is widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1][2] The specific name evermanni honors ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann.[4] It is also known as Evermann's lanternfish[1] or Evermann's lantern fish.[2]
Symbolophorus evermanni grows to 8 cm (3.1 in) standard length.[1][2] Parasites of Symbolophorus evermanni include the copepod Peniculus hokutoae.[5]