Biology:Bight stinkfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Bight stinkfish
Foetorepus phasis (Bight stinkfish).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Foetorepus
Species:
F. phasis
Binomial name
Foetorepus phasis
(Günther, 1880)
Synonyms

Callionymus phasis Günther, 1880

The bight stinkfish, Foetorepus phasis, is a dragonet of the family Callionymidae, found in the eastern Indian and southwest Pacific Oceans, at depths of between 160 and 200 m. Length is up to 13 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Foetorepus phasis" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling; Geoffrey J. Cox (1982). Collins guide to the sea fishes of New Zealand. Intl Specialized Book Service Inc. ISBN 9780002169875. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2343658 entry