Argyripnus pharos Harold & Lancaster 2003

Distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers 15-16, usually 16 with typically 12 on the ventral limb; VAV + ACA photophores 13-18, photophore elevation 3.7-6.4% SL; 42-44 total vertebrae, usually 42 or 43; 9-12 dorsal fin rays; no uniquely derived characters known (Ref. 75774).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 912; Vertebrae: 42 - 44

A mesopelagic species captured near the seafloor by bottom trawl (ref. 75774).

Argyripnus pharos is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Argyripnus. It is found in the Indian Ocean and West Pacific.