Shortarse feelerfish
The shortarse feelerfish (Bathymicrops brevianalis)[2] is a deepsea tripod fish of the genus Bathymicrops. It is so named because of its almost non-existent eyes (which do exist, just are small and vestigial) and short anal fins. The Latin species name brevianalis means "short anus". The "Sampling the Abyss" project found the fish again in 2017 off the coast of Australia for the first time in 140 years.[3]
| Shortarse feelerfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Ipnopidae |
| Genus: | Bathymicrops |
| Species: | B. brevianalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathymicrops brevianalis Neilsen, J. G. 1966[1] | |
References
- J. G., Nielsen (1966), "Synopsis of the Ipnopidae (Pisces, Iniomi) with description of two new abyssal species" (PDF), Galathea Report, vol. 8, pp. 49–75
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Bathymicrops brevianalis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- Smith, Bridie (June 16, 2017), Deep sea trawl finds never-seen fish, faceless fish and the shortarse feelerfish, Sydney Morning Herald
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.