Biology:Needletooth cusk
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Short description: Species of fish
| Needletooth cusk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
| Genus: | Epetriodus |
| Species: | E. freddyi
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| Epetriodus freddyi Cohen & J. G. Nielsen, 1978
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The needletooth cusk (Epetriodus freddyi) is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs at depths of 1,000 to 1,750 metres (3,280 to 5,740 ft). This species grows to a length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in) SL. It is the only known species of its genus[2] The generic name is a compound of the Greek epetrion meaning "needle" and odous meaning "tooth", while the specific name honours the English ichthyologist Norman Bertram "Freddy" Marshall (1915-1996) who worked on deep sea fishes as the British Museum (Natural History).[3]
References
- ↑ Uiblein, F.; Everett, B.; Matiku, P.; Sithole, Y. (2020). "Epetriodus freddyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137521266A137522368.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/137521266/137522368. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Epetriodus freddyi" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ↑ "Order Ophidiiformes: Families Carapidae and Ophidiidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 March 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/ophidiiformes1/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2450036 entry
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