Symbolophorus evermanni

Symbolophorus evermanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Symbolophorus
Species:
S. evermanni
Binomial name
Symbolophorus evermanni
(Gilbert, 1905)

Symbolophorus evermanni is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.[1][2][3] It is widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1][2] The specific name evermanni honors ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann.[4] It is also known as Evermann's lanternfish[1] or Evermann's lantern fish.[2]

Symbolophorus evermanni grows to 8 cm (3.1 in) standard length.[1][2] Parasites of Symbolophorus evermanni include the copepod Peniculus hokutoae.[5]

fish with a parasite hanging on its caudal fin
Peniculus hokutoae attached to Symbolophorus evermanni.
  1. ^ a b c d e Williams, A. (2019). "Symbolophorus evermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130352497A130414445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130352497A130414445.en. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference FishBase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Symbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ETYFish was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ohtsuka et al. 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).