Biology:Physiculus nigrescens
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Short description: Species of fish
| Physiculus nigrescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Physiculus |
| Species: | P. nigrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Physiculus nigrescens H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
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Physiculus nigrescens, the darktip cod, is a species of bathydemersal fish in the cod family Moridae.[1] It is a marine fish that can be found in deep waters of the western Pacific Ocean[2]and has been found in depths ranging from 84 to 3384 meters in regions such as northern Australia (from Queensland to Western Australia), the Arafura Sea, and the Philippines.[3][4] Its native range includes Western Pacific regions such as Indonesia, the Arafura Sea, and Australia. It is a benthic species that can be found on the continental shelf and slope.[5]
Size
This species reaches a length of 16.6 cm (6.5 in).[6]
References
- ↑ "Physiculus nigrescens". https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4562.
- ↑ Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
- ↑ "Physiculus nigrescens". https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4562.
- ↑ Paulin, C.D. (January 1989). "Review of the morid generaGadella, Physiculus, andSalilota(Teleostei: Gadiformes) with descriptions of seven new species". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 16 (1): 93–133. doi:10.1080/03014223.1989.10423706. ISSN 0301-4223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1989.10423706.
- ↑ "Physiculus nigrescens, Darktip cod". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/10688.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Physiculus nigrescens" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q5659714 entry
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