Parallel lanternfish (Protomyctophum parallelum)

Scientific name: Protomyctophum parallelum L?nnberg, 1905

The Parallel lanternfish (Protomyctophum parallelum) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 27

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Scientific name: Protomyctophum parallelum
Family: Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order: Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 5.0
Depth range: 2500 m (8202 ft)
Environment: Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 2500 m
Climate: Deep-water
Distribution: Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front, but extends to 35?S (Australian Bight) and 32?S (off Argentina and Chile). Southern Ocean: at 53?18'S, 49?57'W and 45?25'S, 36?32'E.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated 27 September 2026