Abyssoberyx
(Redirected from Abyssoberyx levisquamosus)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Stephanoberycidae |
| Genus: | Abyssoberyx Merrett & J. A. Moore, 2005 |
| Species: | A. levisquamosus
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| Abyssoberyx levisquamosus Merrett & J. A. Moore, 2005
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Abyssoberyx is a genus of pricklefish containing the single species Abyssoberyx levisquamosus. It is found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean at depths from 4,480 to 4,565 metres (14,698 to 14,977 ft)[1], and in the Mariana Trench up to 5,961 metres (19,557 ft)[2]. This species grows to a length of 16.8 centimetres (6.6 in) SL.
References
[edit]- ^ "Abyssoberyx levisquamosus summary page". FishBase.
- ^ Jamieson, Alan J.; Linley, Thomas D.; Eigler, Shane; Macdonald, Tim (December 2021). "A global assessment of fishes at lower abyssal and upper hadal depths (5000 to 8000 m)". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 178: 103642. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103642.
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