Parmops echinatus

Parmops echinatus is a species of flashlight fish, order Beryciformes, found in the western Pacific Ocean.[1] It was first described in 2001 from two specimens caught off the coast of Fiji at depths of 440 m (1,440 ft) and 550 m (1,800 ft).[2]

Parmops echinatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Beryciformes
Family:
Anomalopidae
Genus:
Parmops
Species:
P. echinatus
Binomial name
Parmops echinatus
Rosenblatt, Seeto, & Johnson, 2001

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Parmops echinatus" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
  2. Rosenblatt, R.H.; Seelo, J.; Johnson, G. D. (2001). "Parmops echinatus, a new species of flashlight fish (Beryciformes: Anomalopidae) from Fiji" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 114.


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