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 ![]() | |
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.