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Coccorella atlantica

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Coccorella atlantica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Evermannellidae
Genus: Coccorella
Species:
C. atlantica
Binomial name
Coccorella atlantica
(Parr, 1928)

Coccorella atlantica is a species of sabertooth fish, found in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean. The body composition of C. atlantic differs from other species, as their eyes are semi-tubular and directed dorso-laterally. The eye diameter is about equal to the interorbital width as well.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Arronte, J. C.; Bañón, R.; Sánchez, F.; Serrano, A. (August 2012). "On the occurrence of Odontostomops normalops (Aulopiformes: Evermannellidae) in the Bay of Biscay (north-eastern Atlantic): Odontostomops normalops in the Bay of Biscay". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 28 (4): 649–651. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.01951.x.