Parmops echinatus

(Parmops echinatus)

Description

Parmops echinatus is a species of flashlight fish, order Beryciformes, found in the western Pacific Ocean. 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).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Beryciformes
Family:Anomalopidae
Genus:Parmops
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