''Parmops'' is a

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of flashlight fishes found in the deep waters of the central

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. ''P. coruscans'' is found in the Eastern Pacific around

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and ''P. echinatus'' is found in the Western Pacific around

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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''

Parmops coruscans ''Parmops'' is a genus of flashlight fishes found in the deep waters of the central Pacific Ocean. ''P. coruscans'' is found in the Eastern Pacific around Tahiti and ''P. echinatus'' is found in the Western Pacific around Fiji Fiji, o ...

'' Rosenblatt & G. D. Johnson, 1991 * ''

Parmops echinatus ''Parmops echinatus'' is a species of flashlight fish found in the western Pacific Ocean. It was first described in 2001 from two specimens caught off the coast of Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Mel ...

'' G. D. Johnson, Seeto & Rosenblatt, 2001

References

Anomalopidae Fish of Oceania Taxa named by Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt Taxa named by G. David Johnson Ray-finned fish genera {{Beryciformes-stub