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Symbolophorus evermanni is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.[1][2][3] It is widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1][2] The specific name evermanni honors ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann.[4] It is also known as Evermann's lanternfish[1] or Evermann's lantern fish.[2]

Symbolophorus evermanni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Symbolophorus
Species:	S. evermanni
Binomial name
Symbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905)

Symbolophorus evermanni grows to 8 cm (3.1 in) standard length.[1][2] Parasites of Symbolophorus evermanni include the copepod Peniculus hokutoae.[5]

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