Biology:Ribbon sawtail fish

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Short description: Species of fish

Ribbon sawtail fish
Idiacanthus fasciola.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Idiacanthus
Species:
I. fasciola
Binomial name
Idiacanthus fasciola
W. K. H. Peters, 1877
Synonyms[1]

Stylophthalmus paradoxus, Brauer, 1902

The ribbon sawtail fish, Idiacanthus fasciola, is a barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found around the world at depths over 500 m between latitudes 40° N and 54° S. Length is up to 35 cm in general for the female, and 15 cm for the male.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2180169 entry