Protomyctophum subparallelum
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Protomyctophum
Species:
P. subparallelum
Binomial name
Protomyctophum subparallelum
(Tåning, 1932)

Protomyctophum subparallelum is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere south of about 30° S, in deep water. Its length is about 3.6 cm. It is a mesopelagic species.

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