Gymnoscopelus piabilis

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Gymnoscopelus piabilis
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Myctophiformes Family: Myctophidae Genus: Gymnoscopelus Species: G. piabilis
Binomial name
Gymnoscopelus piabilis (Whitley, 1931)

Gymnoscopelus piabilis is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between about 46° S and 52° S, at depths of below 100 at night. Its length is about 15 cm. It is a mesopelagic and benthopelagic species.

[edit] References

• "Gymnoscopelus piabilis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.