Taxon data and maps: Protomyctophum luciferum

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
102927
Common Name
Lanternfish
Authority
Hulley, 1981
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Myctophiformes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Protomyctophum

Data and maps

Observation / specimen counts

There are 5 observations / specimens of this taxa in the database from 1993 to 1996.

5 species distribution records for this taxa are published to GBIF, OBIS

Habitat domain - Marine

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MIDOC Fish catch from 1996/97 Voyage 1 WASTE (WOCE Antarctic Southern Transect Expedition) Details 2 data pts
Pelagic Fish Observations 1968-1999 Details 3 data pts

Distribution map

Polar projection map of the occurrence records of this taxa.

Warning - Validation efforts are incomplete. There may be a few spurious positions that require editing.