Symbolophorus barnardi
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Symbolophorus barnardi (Tåning, 1932)
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Symbolophorus barnardi is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between about 30° S and 11° S at depths of between 100 and 800 m. Its length is about 12 cm. It inhabits the deeper waters during the day, and migrates at night to the epipelagic zone.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Symbolophorus barnardi" in FishBase. May 2006 version.