Opostomias mitsuii

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Opostomias mitsuii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Opostomias
Species:
O. mitsuii
Binomial name
Opostomias mitsuii
Imai, 1941

Opostomias mitsuii, known informally as the Pitgum lanternfish, is a species of deep-sea ray-finned fish in the family Stomiidae.[1][2][3][4][5] The species has been documented in the Pacific Ocean, and fully-grown members of the species can reach a maximum length of ~36 centimeters.[6]

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