Biology:Whiptail cusk

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Short description: Species of fish

Whiptail cusk
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Hypopleuron
Species:
H. caninum
Binomial name
Hypopleuron caninum
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

The whiptail cusk (Hypopleuron caninum) is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 300 to 575 metres (984 to 1,886 ft). This species grows to a length of 57 centimetres (22 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Hypopleuron caninum" in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2789992 entry