{"scientificNameAuthorship":"Hulley, 1981","RecordModifiedOn":"2026-08-18","CAAB_code":"37122110","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"First recorded from Australia by Paxton et al 2026 from Tasmania, Macquarie I & Heard & MacDonald Islands.","habitat":"Pelagic, Epipelagic (0-200m, Oceanic)<br>Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"","Parent_Id":37122923,"scientificName":"Protomyctophum gemmatum","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Myctophiformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Paxton, J.R., Williams, A. & Hulley, P.A., 2026. Illustrated Keys to the Lanternfishes (Myctophidae: Myctophiformes) from Australian Waters, <i>Technical Reports of the Australian Museum</i>, Vol. 45: 1-112. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3853&#x25;2Fj.1835-4211.45.2026.3016\">doi:10.3853&#x2f;j.1835-4211.45.2026.3016</a>","vernacularName":"[a lanternfish]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2012-10-09","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234732","family":"Myctophidae","standardName":"","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}