''Symbolophorus evermanni'' is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. It is widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The

specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...

''evermanni'' honors ichthyologist

Barton Warren Evermann Barton Warren Evermann (October 24, 1853 – September 27, 1932) was an American ichthyologist. Early life and education Evermann was born in Monroe County, Iowa in 1853. His family moved to Indiana while he was still a child and it was ...

. It is also known as Evermann's lanternfish or Evermann's lantern fish. ''Symbolophorus evermanni'' grows to

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...

. Parasites of ''Symbolophorus evermanni'' include the copepod ''

Peniculus hokutoae ''Peniculus hokutoae'' is a species of parasitic pennellid copepod. It was described in 2018 from a single female. The type-host is the myctophid fish ''Symbolophorus evermanni'' and the type-locality is off Japan. The Japanese name of this sp ...

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Myctophidae Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish of the Pacific Ocean Animals described in 1905 Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert {{Myctophiformes-stub