Biology:Idiacanthus antrostomus

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Short description: Species of barbeled dragonfishes

Idiacanthus antrostomus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Idiacanthus
Species:
I. antrostomus
Binomial name
Idiacanthus antrostomus
Gilbert, 1890[1]

Idiacanthus antrostomus, also known as the Pacific blackdragon or black sea dragon,[2] is a species of barbeled dragonfishes noted for having ultrablack skin, similar to pigments like Vantablack.

The fish has tightly packed melanosomes allowing its skin to absorb 99.95% of light of wavelengths common in its habitat.[3][4]

It has been found at depths between 500 m (1,600 ft) and 2,000 m (6,600 ft)[5] along the West Coast of the United States and in the Gulf of Mexico.[3][6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2736606 entry