Herwigia is a monospecific genus of deepwater maine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the slickheads. The only species in the genus is Herwigia kreffti, or Krefft's smooth-head, a species found at depths of 1,000 to 3,200 metres (3,300 to 10,500 ft) in the oceans. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) SL.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Herwigia J. G. Nielsen, 1972 |
| Species: | H. kreffti
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| Herwigia kreffti (J. G. Nielsen & Larsen, 1970)
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References
edit- ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Herwigia kreffti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15148858A15148923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15148858A15148923.en. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herwigia kreffti". FishBase. October 2013 version.
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