Grammatostomias flagellibarba
Grammatostomias flagellibarba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Genus: | Grammatostomias |
Species: | G. fragellibarba |
Binomial name | |
Grammatostomias fragellibarba Holt & Byrne, 1910 | |
Synonyms | |
Lamprotoxus phanobrochus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 [1] |
Grammatostomias flagellibarba, is a species of barbeled 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]