Symbolophorus
Symbolophorus is a genus of lanternfishes. It feeds on various small forms of sea life, in particular fish. Some species in this genus are known to exhibit the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Bigfin Lanternfish
speciesSymbolophorus californiensis
Evermann's Lanternfish
speciesSymbolophorus evermanni
Barnard's Lanternfish
speciesSymbolophorus barnardi
Symbolophorus kreffti
speciesSymbolophorus kreffti
Symbolophorus rufinus
speciesSymbolophorus rufinus
Symbolophorus reversus
speciesSymbolophorus reversus
Spotfin Lanternfish
speciesSymbolophorus boops
Largescale Lanternfish
speciesSymbolophorus veranyi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92325.