Acanthochaenus
Appearance
Acanthochaenus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Stephanoberycidae |
Genus: | Acanthochaenus T. N. Gill, 1884 |
Species: | A. luetkenii
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Binomial name | |
Acanthochaenus luetkenii T. N. Gill, 1884
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Acanthochaenus luetkenii, the pricklefish, is a species of pricklefish found in the oceans at depths of from 1,655 to 5,397 metres (5,430 to 17,707 ft). This species grows to a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Acanthochaenus.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthochaenus luetkenii". FishBase. October 2012 version.