Biology:North Pacific crestfish
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North Pacific crestfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Lophotidae |
Genus: | Lophotus |
Species: | L. capellei
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Binomial name | |
Lophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
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The North Pacific crestfish or unicornfish (Lophotus capellei) is a crestfish of the genus Lophotus, found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, in a depth of 0–100 m. Its length is up to 2 m.
References
- ↑ Moore, J. (2019). "Lophotus capellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T190423A121210544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190423A121210544.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190423/121210544. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Lophotus capellei" in FishBase. January 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 ☰ Q2880264 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North Pacific crestfish.
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