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Northern Lampfish

Stenobrachius leucopsarus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 325, February 240, March 376, April 592, May 853, June 930, July 995, August 856, September 628, October 469, November 256, December 200.
United States9,502
Alaska6,721
California2,627
Canada2,305
British Columbia2,305
Washington85
Oregon63
Hawaii6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderLanternfishes · Myctophiformes
FamilyLanternfishes · Myctophidae
GenusStenobrachius

Sources

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