Atlantic flashlightfish
Kryptophanaron alfredi
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A flashlightfish from the western Atlantic. By day it stays in deep water and on moonless nights rises near the top of drop-offs. It is the only member of its genus. It reaches 12.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Kryptophanaron alfredi
- Family
- Anomalopidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anomalopidae
- Order
- Trachichthyiformes
- Synonyms
- Krypterophaneron alfredi
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12.5 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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