Hintonia candens is a species of lanternfish found circumglobally in the southern oceans. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus Hintonia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Hintonia Fraser-Brunner, 1949 |
| Species: | H. candens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hintonia candens Fraser-Brunner, 1949
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hintonia candens". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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