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Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros

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Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Ambophthalmos
Species:
A. eurystigmatephoros
Binomial name
Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros

Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae. This species is found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Campbell Island, New Zealand at depths of 230 to 282 m (755 to 925 ft).[1][2] Its body is tadpole-shaped, and they are between 23 and 26 centimeters long.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros". FishBase. February 2023 version.
  2. ^ a b Jackson, Keith L.; Nelson, Joseph S. (1999). "Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros: A New Species of Fathead Sculpin (Scorpaeniformes: Psychrolutidae) from New Zealand". Copeia. 1999 (2): 428–433. doi:10.2307/1447488. ISSN 0045-8511. JSTOR 1447488.