Biology:Dysalotus alcocki
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Dysalotus alcocki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: | Chiasmodontidae |
Genus: | Dysalotus |
Species: | D. alcocki
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Binomial name | |
Dysalotus alcocki MacGilchrist, 1905[2]
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Dysalotus alcocki is a species of deep sea fish, a swallower, from the family Chiasmodontidae which is found in the tropical and temperate oceans around the world. The adults fed mainly on fish.[3] The juveniles and larvae are most frequently recorded from shallower waters[1] while adults are mostly caught from depths of over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[2] The generic name is derived from the Greek dysalotos which means "difficult to catch"[2] and the specific name honours the England zoologist Alfred William Alcock (1859-1933).[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. (2015). "Dysalotus alcocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T21113900A21914265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21113900A21914265.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21113900/21914265. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Dasyalotus alcocki" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ Bray, D.J. (2017). "Dysalotus alcocki". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5289.
- ↑ MacGilchrist, A. C. (1905). "Natural history notes from the R. I. M. S. 'Investigator,' Capt. T. H. Heming, R. N. (retired), commanding.--Series III., No. 8. On a new genus of teleostean fish closely allied to Chiasmodus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 15 (87): 268–270. doi:10.1080/03745480509443039. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243816#page/314/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q2297895 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysalotus alcocki.
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