Tauredophidium hextii
| Tauredophidium hextii | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Tauredophidium Alcock, 1890 |
| Species: | T. hextii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tauredophidium hextii Alcock, 1890 | |
Tauredophidium hextii is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It occurs at depths of from 1,500 to 2,660 metres (4,920 to 8,730 ft). This species grows to a length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Tauredophidium hextii" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, September 29, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.