Biology:Lipogenys gillii

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Lipogenys gillii
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Notacanthidae
Genus: Lipogenys
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895
Species:
L. gillii
Binomial name
Lipogenys gillii
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lipogenys plaxae Sheiko 1988

Lipogenys gillii, the blackfin tapirfish, is a species of spiny eel in the family Notacanthidae, the only member of its genus. It is a benthic deep-sea fish occurring along the eastern coast of North America and in the southwestern Pacific near Australia at depths from 400 to 2,000 m.

References

  1. Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675. 
  2. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Notacanthidae". http://www.fishbase.se/Summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=73. Retrieved 18 May 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q141357 entry