Biology:North Pacific frostfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| North Pacific frostfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Trichiuridae |
| Genus: | Benthodesmus |
| Species: | B. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Benthodesmus pacificus Parin & Becker, 1970
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The North Pacific frostfish, Benthodesmus pacificus, is a cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the north Pacific Ocean between latitudes 50° N and 30° N at depths of 100–1,000 metres (330–3,280 ft). Its length is up to 112 centimetres (44 in).
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Benthodesmus pacificus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- 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 ☰ Q1096641 entry
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