Gymnoscopelus piabilis | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Gymnoscopelus |
Species: | G. piabilis |
Binomial name | |
Gymnoscopelus piabilis (Whitley, 1931) |
Gymnoscopelus piabilis, the Southern blacktip lanternfish is a species of lanternfish found circumglobally in the Southern Hemisphere between about 46° and 52°S, at depths below 100 metres (330 ft) at night. This species grows to a length of 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) SL. It is a mesopelagic-benthopelagic species.
Bibliography
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnoscopelus piabilis". FishBase. April 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Gymnoscopelus piabilis |
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