Biology:Spotted codlet
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Short description: Species of fish
Spotted codlet | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Bregmacerotidae |
Genus: | Bregmaceros |
Species: | B. mcclellandi
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Binomial name | |
Bregmaceros mcclellandi W. Thompson, 1840
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The spotted codlet, MacClelland's unicorn-cod, or unicorn cod, Bregmaceros mcclellandi, is a small, deepwater codlet fish found in the western Indian Ocean to eastern Thailand. It occurs from the surface to depths of 2,000 m (6,600 ft), and it reaches up to 9.6 cm (3.8 in) in standard length.[1] This species is of commercial importance to local fisheries.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bregmaceros mcclellandi" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ Tony Ayling and 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 ☰ Q2916492 entry
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