Biology:Scaleless black dragonfish
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Scaleless black dragonfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Genus: | Melanostomias |
Species: | M. bartonbeani
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Binomial name | |
Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927[2]
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The scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias bartonbeani) also known as the scaleless dragonfish is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Stomiidae. It's native to the Eastern, Western and Northwest Atlantic, as well as the Indian and Pacific oceans. The species is mesopelagic. It can be found in depths of 25 to 2,000 m (82 to 6,562 ft).[3]
References
- ↑ Harold, A. (2015). "Melanostomias bartonbeani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T18257303A21909444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18257303A21909444.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18257303/21909444#taxonomy.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927" (in en). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127359.
- ↑ "Melanostomias bartonbeani, Scaleless black dragonfish". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/11772.
Wikidata ☰ Q2751721 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaleless black dragonfish.
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