Biology:Gymnoscopelus piabilis

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Short description: Species of fish

Gymnoscopelus piabilis
Gymnoscopelus piabilis (no common name).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q1107570 entry