Barnard's Lanternfish
Symbolophorus barnardi
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Symbolophorus barnardi is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between about 30° S and 11° S at depths of between 100 and 800 m. Its length is about 12 cm. It inhabits the deeper waters during the day, and migrates at night to the epipelagic zone.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Symbolophorus