Biology:Spinyhead cusk
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Short description: Species of fish
| Spinyhead cusk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Hastatobythites |
| Species: | H. arafurensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hastatobythites arafurensis Machida, 1997
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The spinyhead cusk (Hastatobythites arafurensis) is a species of viviparous brotula found in the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs from the Arafura Sea to New South Wales, Australia . It is found at depths of from 146 to 850 metres (479 to 2,789 ft). This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Hastatobythites arafurensis" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2324261 entry
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