Biology:Chirostomias pliopterus
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| Chirostomias pliopterus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Melanostomiinae |
| Genus: | Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930 |
| Species: | C. pliopterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chirostomias pliopterus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
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Chirostomias pliopterus is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the Atlantic Ocean. This species grows to a length of 20.5 centimetres (8.1 in) SL. This species is the only described member of its genus. This scaleless dragonfish was also the first discovered lifeform to emit a red light, with the second being a siphonophore of the genus Erenna. Later, related Stomiid genera Aristostomias, Malacosteus and Pachystomias were also found to emit red light.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chirostomias pliopterus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2663103 entry
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