Splitfin flashlightfish
| Splitfin flashlightfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Anomalopidae |
| Genus: | Anomalops Kner, 1868 |
| Species: | A. katoptron |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomalops katoptron (Bleeker, 1856) | |
The splitfin flashlightfish or two-fin flashlightfish (Anomalops katoptron) is a species of schooling reef fish in the family Anomalopidae. It is found in warm waters in the central and western Pacific Ocean near reefs 200–400 m (660–1,300 ft) in depth. It can grow to a length of 35 cm (14 in) TL. It is the only known member of the genus Anomalops. It is listed under the IUCN as a species of least concern.