Hintonia candens
Species of fish
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Hintonia candens is a species of lanternfish found circumglobally in the southern oceans. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus Hintonia.
| Hintonia candens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Hintonia Fraser-Brunner, 1949 |
| Species: | H. candens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hintonia candens Fraser-Brunner, 1949 | |