The Microstomatidae (pencil smelts) are a family of marine smelts native to the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
Microstomatidae | |
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Slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Suborder: | Argentinoidei |
Family: | Microstomatidae |
Genera | |
References
edit- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Microstomatidae" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- "Microstomatidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 March 2006.