Macrurocyttus acanthopodus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Zeiformes |
Family: | Grammicolepididae |
Subfamily: | Macrurocyttinae Myers, 1960 |
Genus: | Macrurocyttus Fowler, 1934 |
Species: | M. acanthopodus
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Binomial name | |
Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Fowler, 1934
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Macrurocyttus acanthopodus, the dwarf dory, is a species of tinselfish native to the western Pacific Ocean where it has been found in the waters around the Philippines and Australia at a depth of around 878 metres (2,881 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Macrurocyttus acanthopodus". FishBase. October 2012 version.