Dysalotus alcocki is a species of deep sea fish, a swallower, from the family Chiasmodontidae which is found in the tropical and temperate oceans around the world. The adults fed mainly on fish.[3] The juveniles and larvae are most frequently recorded from shallower waters[1] while adults are mostly caught from depths of over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[2] The generic name is derived from the Greek dysalotos which means "difficult to catch"[2] and the specific name honours the English zoologist Alfred William Alcock (1859-1933).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Chiasmodontidae |
| Genus: | Dysalotus |
| Species: | D. alcocki
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| Dysalotus alcocki MacGilchrist, 1905[2]
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References
edit- ^ a b Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. (2015). "Dysalotus alcocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21113900A21914265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21113900A21914265.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dasyalotus alcocki". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2017). "Dysalotus alcocki". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ MacGilchrist, A. C. (1905). "Natural history notes from the R. I. M. S. 'Investigator,' Capt. T. H. Heming, R. N. (retired), commanding.--Series III., No. 8. On a new genus of teleostean fish closely allied to Chiasmodus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7. 15 (87): 268–270. doi:10.1080/03745480509443039.
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