Biology:Squashed face rattail
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Short description: Species of fish
| Squashed face rattail | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Macrourinae |
| Genus: | Nezumia |
| Species: | N. namatahi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nezumia namatahi McCann & McKnight, 1980
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The squashed face rattail, Nezumia namatahi, is a rattail of the genus Nezumia, found around New South Wales, Australia , and New Zealand, at depths of between 1,250 and 1,300 m. Its length is about 35 cm.
In the month-long NORFANZ Expedition of 2003 which was examining the biodiversity of the seamounts and slopes of the Norfolk Ridge, 17 specimens averaging 110 g (0.25 lb), were collected from 10 locations.[1]
References
- ↑ NORFANZ Voyage Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Nezumia namatahi" in FishBase. April 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 ☰ Q1908268 entry
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