Biology:Eutaeniophorus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Festive ribbonfish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cetomimiformes
Family: Cetomimidae
Genus: Eutaeniophorus
Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1958
Species:
E. festivus
Binomial name
Eutaeniophorus festivus
(Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956)

Eutaeniophorus is a genus of flabby whalefish found at depths of from 10 to 200 metres (33 to 656 ft) in the oceans. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, the festive ribbonfish (Eutaeniophorus festivus) which can grow to a length of 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in) TL.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2647075 entry