Meteoria erythrops is a species of blind cusk eel native to the Atlantic Ocean where it is found at depths of from 4,540 to 5,320 metres (14,900 to 17,450 ft). This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. This is the only known species in its genus.
Meteoria erythrops | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Aphyonidae |
Genus: | Meteoria |
Species: | M. erythrops
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Binomial name | |
Meteoria erythrops J. G. Nielsen, 1969
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Meteoria erythrops". FishBase. June 2012 version.