Biology:Melanostomias margaritifer
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Melanostomias margaritifer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Genus: | Melanostomias |
Species: | M. margaritifer
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Binomial name | |
Melanostomias margaritifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930[1]
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Melanostomias margaritifer is a species of fish from the family Stomiidae. The species occur in the Caribbean in the Northwest Atlantic. Its maximum length is around 8 cm (3.1 in) and its body is quite long. This pelagic-oceanic fish can be found 70 to 100 m (230 to 330 ft) below the water surface.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q522553 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanostomias margaritifer.
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