Biology:Neonesthes capensis
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Genus: | Neonesthes |
| Species: | N. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neonesthes capensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
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Neonesthes capensis, the Cape snaggletooth, is a lightfish of the family Stomiidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans except the north Pacific, at depths of between 70 and 1,500 meters. Its length is between 10 and 17 centimeters.
The anal fin is narrow but long, reaching almost to the caudal fin.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Neonesthes &speciesname= capensis" Neonesthes capensis" in FishBase. June 2022 version.
- "Neonesthes capensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=622368. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:0-00-216987-8
Wikidata ☰ Q2785565 entry
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