Fish of the Symbolophorus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder.
(Large-scale lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org)
Large-scale lantern fish (Symbolophorus veranyi) was first described by the French ichthyologist Émil Moreau in 1888.
Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 0-800 meters. The maximum recorded length is 12 cm. It feeds on crustaceans.
It is a permanent inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of large-scale lantern fish (Symbolophorus veranyi) in other languages are as follows:
Linterna (Spanish), Simboloforo (Italian), Großschuppen-Laternenfisch (German), Крупночешуйный симболофорус (Krupnocheshujchatyi symbolophorus) (Russian), Žaboglav tupoglavi (Croatian, Serbian), Lanterne à grandes écailles (French).