Symbolophorus barnardi
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.
| Symbolophorus barnardi | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Symbolophorus |
| Species: | S. barnardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Symbolophorus barnardi (Tåning, 1932) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Symbolophorus barnardi" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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