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| species = '''''H. lethonemus'''''
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| binomial = ''Hymenocephalus lethonemus''
| binomial = ''Hymenocephalus lethonemus''
| binomial_authority = [[David Starr Jordan|Jordan]] & [[Charles Henry Gilbert|Gilbert]], 1904
| binomial_authority = [[David Starr Jordan|D. S. Jordan]] & [[Charles Henry Gilbert|C. H. Gilbert]], 1904
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'''''Hymenocephalus lethonemus''''' is a species of [[rattail]]. It occurs at depths of up to 485 m in the waters off southern [[Japan]], the [[Philippines]] and northern [[Taiwan]].
'''''Hymenocephalus lethonemus''''' is a species of [[rattail]]. It occurs at depths of up to 485 m in the waters off southern [[Japan]], the [[Philippines]] and northern [[Taiwan]].

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Hymenocephalus lethonemus
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H. lethonemus
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Hymenocephalus lethonemus

Hymenocephalus lethonemus is a species of rattail. It occurs at depths of up to 485 m in the waters off southern Japan, the Philippines and northern Taiwan.

This is a small, slender rattail with a total length of up to 14 cm. It has a fairly long, sharp snout, small eyes, a large mouth and no chin barbel. There is a long bioluminescent organ with two external lenses just in front of the anus.

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