Biology:Thaumatichthys pagidostomus

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Thaumatichthys pagidostomus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Thaumatichthyidae
Genus: Thaumatichthys
Species:
T. pagidostomus
Binomial name
Thaumatichthys pagidostomus
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Thaumatichthys pagidostomus is a species of wonderfish found in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans at a depth of around 1,392 metres (4,567 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL. This species has relatively longer premaxillaries than the other species (measuring 33% of standard length), and the anterior premaxillary teeth are long.[1]

References

  1. Bertelsen, E.; Struhsaker, P.J. (1977). "The Ceratioid Fish of the Genus Thaumatichthys: Osteology, Relationships, Distribution and Biology". Galathea Report 14: 7–40. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2198006 entry