Biology:Zaniolepis latipinnis

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Zaniolepis latipinnis
Zaniolepis latipinnis.jpg
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Z. latipinnis
Binomial name
Zaniolepis latipinnis
Girard, 1858

Zaniolepis latipinnis, the longspine combfish or longspined greenling, is a species of greenling. This species has rough, sandpaper-like skin, and lives in cold marine waters. It inhabits the muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters, between 35 and 250 m (115 and 820 ft) depth.[1] It is endemic to the northeast Pacific Ocean.[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N. (1998). Paxton, J.R.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 178. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. 
  2. "Combfishes". Washington.edu FishKey. http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/ichthyology/FishKey/zanio.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2087021 entry