Biology:Herwigia
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Short description: Species of fish
| Herwigia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Herwigia J. G. Nielsen, 1972 |
| Species: | H. kreffti
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| Binomial name | |
| Herwigia kreffti (J. G. Nielsen & Larsen, 1970)
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Herwigia kreffti, or Krefft's smooth-head, is a species of alepocephalid fish found at depths of 1,000 to 3,200 metres (3,300 to 10,500 ft) in the oceans. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) SL. This species is the only recognized species in the genus Herwigia.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Herwigia kreffti" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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