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Northern Lampfish

Stenobrachius leucopsarus

Classification

The northern lampfish (Stenobrachius leucopsarus), also known as smallfin lanternfish, is a small oceanic fish in the family Myctophidae. First described by husband and wife ichthyologists Carl H. and Rosa Smith Eigenmann in 1890, it is named for the numerous small round photophores that line the ventral surface of its head and body.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 901Canada · 309Portugal · 1