Ribbon sawtail fish
| Ribbon sawtail fish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Genus: | Idiacanthus |
| Species: | I. fasciola
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| Binomial name | |
| Idiacanthus fasciola W. K. H. Peters, 1877
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The ribbon sawtail fish, Idiacanthus fasciola, is a barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found around the world at depths over 500 m (1,640 ft) between latitudes 40° N and 54° S. Length is up to 35 cm (14 in) in general for the female, and 15 cm (5.9 in) for the male. The larval form, which has eyes on periscopic stalks, was originally identified under the invalid name Stylophthalmus paradoxus.
References
[edit]- ^ Harold, A. (2015). "Idiacanthus fasciola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18257198A21909419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18257198A21909419.en. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Idiacanthus fasciola". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Idiacanthus fasciola". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- https://archive.today/20130212144646/http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/LarvalBase/Summary/LarvaSummary.cfm?genusname=Idiacanthus&speciesname=fasciola
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