Echinomacrurus occidentalis

Echinomacrurus occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Echinomacrurus
Species: E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Echinomacrurus occidentalis
Iwamoto, 1979

Echinomacrurus occidentalis is a marine species of fish in the genus Echinomacrurus.[1]

It is located in the Eastern Pacific, off the coast of Peru. It usually lives in deep water and has been known to go as deep as 4337 meters. The maximum length of an Echinomacrurus is about 37.0 cm.

References

  1. "Echinomacrurus occidentalis: Iwamoto, 1979". fishbase.org. Retrieved 5 April 2013.


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