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Phthanophaneron harveyi, the Gulf flashlightfish, is a
species of sal****er fish of the
family Anomalopidae. It is
endemic to the Gulf of California....
- Oman, and
western Indian Ocean.
Other genera include Parmops and
Phthanophaneron. Froese, Rainer; Pauly,
Daniel (eds.). "Family Anomalopidae". FishBase...
- Its
reflective lateral-line
scales are
shared by
Kryptophaneron and
Phthanophaneron, but are
enlarged for only
Kryptophanaraon and Photoblepharon, indicating...
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shares several synapomorphies with P. palpebratum, Krytophaneron, and
Phthanophaneron,
including smaller and more
numerous scales.
Another characteristic...
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development in its
shutter mechanism helps place it
between Anomalops and
Phthanophaneron on the
evolutionary tree. Its body is
compressed and its
snout is blunt...
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Ostichthys hypsipterygion Ostichthys ovaloculus Gulf
flashlightfish (
Phthanophaneron harveyi)
Lattice squirrelfish (Sargocentron inaequalis) Sargocentron...
