Zaniolepis latipinnis
| Zaniolepis latipinnis | |
|---|---|
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Hexagrammidae |
| Genus: | Zaniolepis |
| Species: | Z. latipinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zaniolepis latipinnis Girard, 1858 | |
Zaniolepis latipinnis, the longspine combfish or longspined greenling, is a species of greenling. This species has rough, sandpaper-like skin, and lives in cold marine waters. It inhabits the muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters, between 35 and 250 m (115 and 820 ft) depth.[1] It is endemic to the northeast Pacific Ocean.[2]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N., ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ↑ "Combfishes". Washington.edu FishKey. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
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