Grammatostomias flagellibarba

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Grammatostomias flagellibarba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Grammatostomias
Species: fragellibarba
Synonyms

Lamprotoxus phanobrochus, Regan and Trewavas, 1930 [1]

Grammatostomias flagellibarba is the scientific name for the scaleless dragonfish. They live at depths of up to 5,000 feet below the surface and usually measure up to 6 inches in length.[2]

Geographic distribution

Found in the North Atlantic, specifically in southern Ireland and the Bay of Biscay.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=162294
  2. ↑ http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/dragonfish.html
  3. ↑ http://www.fishbase.us/summary/Grammatostomias-flagellibarba.html

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