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Mirognathus

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Mirognathus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Mirognathus
A. E. Parr, 1951
Species:
M. normani
Binomial name
Mirognathus normani

Mirognathus normani, or Norman's smooth-head, is a species of slickhead native to the north-east and western Atlantic Ocean. It is the only described species in the genus Mirognathus. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mirognathus normani". FishBase. February 2012 version.