Biology:Krefftichthys

Short description: Species of fish

Krefftichthys
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Krefftichthys Hulley, 1981
Species:	K. anderssoni
Binomial name
Krefftichthys anderssoni (Lönnberg, 1905)
Synonyms
Myctophum anderssoni Lönnberg, 1905 Protomyctophum anderssoni (Lönnberg, 1905) Krefftichthys andersoni (Lönnberg, 1905)

Krefftichthys anderssoni is a species of lanternfish found circumglobally in the southern oceans. This species grows to a length of 7.1 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.

References

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Krefftichthys anderssoni" in FishBase. April 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2030902 entry