Heterophotus ophistoma, the Wingfin snaggletooth, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in oceans worldwide at depths of 790 to 1,420 metres (2,590 to 4,660 ft). This species grows to a length of 35.6 centimetres (14.0 in) SL. This species is the only known species in its genus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Astronesthinae |
| Genus: | Heterophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1929 |
| Species: | H. ophistoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterophotus ophistoma | |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heterophotus ophistoma". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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