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Fraser's Lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus fraseri

Classification

Gymnoscopelus is a genus of lanternfishes. The name is from the Greek gymnos, "naked" and skopelos, "lanternfish." They can live in extremely cold water; two species, Gymnoscopelus nicholsi and Gymnoscopelus braueri, have been recorded at up to 75°S in the Ross Sea.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog