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Tetragondacnus spilotus

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Tetragondacnus spilotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Subfamily: Tetragondacninae
M.E. Anderson & Satria, 2007
Genus: Tetragondacnus
M.E. Anderson & Satria, 2007
Species:
T. spilotus
Binomial name
Tetragondacnus spilotus

Tetragondacnus spilotus is a species of pearlfish found in the Pacific waters off of Sumatra where it has been recovered at a depth of just over 500 metres (1,600 ft).[2] This species is the only known member of its genus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nicolas Bailly, ed. (2015). "Tetragondacninae Anderson & Satria, 2007". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ Anderson, M. E. and Satria, F.: A New Subfamily, Genus, and Species of Pearlfish (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Carapidae) from Deep Water off Indonesia.[permanent dead link] Species Diversity, 2007, 12, 73–82
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tetragondacnus spilotus year-2018". FishBase.