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Stephanoberyx

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Stephanoberyx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Stephanoberycidae
Genus: Stephanoberyx
T. N. Gill, 1883
Species:
S. monae
Binomial name
Stephanoberyx monae

Stephanoberyx monae is a species of pricklefish found in the western Atlantic Ocean at depths of from 945 to 4,777 metres (3,100 to 15,673 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in). This species is the only known member of the genus Stephanoberyx.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stephanoberyx monae". FishBase. October 2012 version.