Macrurocyttus acanthopodus

Macrurocyttus acanthopodus, the dwarf dory, is a species of tinselfish native to the western Pacific Ocean where it has been found in the waters around the Philippines and Australia at a depth of around 878 metres (2,881 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.

Macrurocyttus acanthopodus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Grammicolepididae
Subfamily: Macrurocyttinae
Myers, 1960
Genus: Macrurocyttus
Fowler, 1934
Species:
M. acanthopodus
Binomial name
Macrurocyttus acanthopodus
Fowler, 1934

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