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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) >
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Etymology: Protomyctophum: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose + Greek, ophys = serpent (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Richard Frank McGinnis was a researcher associated with the University of Southern California. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Temperate
Atlantic: off South Shetland Is.
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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Prokofiev, A.M., 2004. Two new species of Protomyctophum (Pisces, Teleostei, Myctophidae) from the Southern Ocean. Beaufotia, Bulletin Zoological Museum 54(4):67-74. (Ref. 81097)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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