Ichthyococcus elongatus Imai, 1941
Slim lightfish
Ichthyococcus elongatus
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

 Family:  Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
 Max. size:  13 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 1948 m
 Distribution:  North Pacific: widely distributed in temperate waters. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 02.05.96
 Modified by: Valdestamon, Roxanne Rei - 11.11.14

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