Eutaeniophorus is a genus of flabby whalefish found at depths of from 10 to 200 metres (33 to 656 ft) in the oceans. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, the festive ribbonfish (Eutaeniophorus festivus) which can grow to a length of 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in) TL.
Festive ribbonfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Cetomimidae |
Genus: | Eutaeniophorus Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1958 |
Species: | E. festivus
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Binomial name | |
Eutaeniophorus festivus (Bertelsen & N. B. Marshall, 1956)
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eutaeniophorus festivus". FishBase. August 2012 version.