Species Protomyctophum parallelum (Lönnberg, 1905)
Parallel Lanternfish
- Myctophum parallelum Lönnberg, E. 1905. Pelagische von der schwedischen Südpolar Expedition 1901–1903 erbeutete Fische. Zoologischer Anzeiger 28(23): 726-766 [764].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM 43056, South Atlantic [48°27´S, 44°36´W].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cape Howe, NSW (37º24´S), south of TAS (47ºS) and off Eucla, WA (128º41´E); temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Tasmania: S oceanic
- Western Australia: S oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
McGinnis, R.F. 1982. Biology of the Antarctic Seas XII. Biogeography of lanternfishes (Myctophidae) south of 30°S. American Geophysical Union. Antarctic Research Series 35: 1-110 figs 1-56
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Parallel Lanternfish)
History of changes
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