Malacosarcus
Malacosarcus is a monotypic genus of pricklefish found in the western central Pacific Ocean and possibly the northeast Atlantic Ocean at depths of from 2,777 to 4,438 metres (9,111 to 14,560 ft). It's only known species is Malacosarcus macrostoma.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Stephanoberycidae |
| Genus: | Malacosarcus Günther, 1887 |
| Species: | M. macrostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Malacosarcus macrostoma Günther, 1878 | |
References
- Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A. (2019). "Malacosarcus macrostoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T135432592A135579462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T135432592A135579462.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Malacosarcus macrostoma" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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