Polypera
Polypera is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It only species is Polypera simushirae which is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean where it is found at depths down to 833 metres (2,733 ft). This species grows to a length of 77 centimetres (30 in) TL and has been recorded at a maximum weight of 11 kilograms (24 lb). This species is the only known member of its genus.[1] It is probably, the largest of the snailfishes.
| Polypera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Polypera Burke, 1912 |
| Species: | P. simushirae |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypera simushirae (C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Polypera simushirae" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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