''Protoblepharon'' is a

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of flashlight fishes known from the

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from around the

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''(P. rosenblatti)'' and off of eastern

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''(P. mccoskeri)''.

Species

There are currently two recognized

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in this genus: * '' Protoblepharon mccoskeri'' H. C. Ho & G. D. Johnson, 2012 (Taiwanese flashlightfish)Ho, H.-C. & Johnson, D. (2012)
''Protoblepharon mccoskeri,'' a new flashlight fish from eastern Taiwan (Teleostei: Anomalopidae).
''Zootaxa, 3479: 77–87.'' * '' Protoblepharon rosenblatti''

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, G. D. Johnson & Paxton, 1997 (Cook Islands flashlightfish)

References

Anomalopidae Marine fish genera {{Beryciformes-stub