Kingdom Animalia Order Myctophiformes Genus Gymnoscopelus Higher classification Gymnoscopelus | Phylum Chordata Family Myctophidae Scientific name Gymnoscopelus piabilis Rank Species | |
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Similar Gymnoscopelus, Southern lanternfish, Lampanyctus intricarius | ||
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.
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