Chirophryne
| Chirophryne | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Oneirodidae |
| Genus: | Chirophryne Regan & Trewavas, 1932 |
| Species: | C. xenolophus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chirophryne xenolophus | |
The longhand dreamer, Chirophryne xenolophus is a species of dreamer known from the western Pacific Ocean, and the western North Atlantic Ocean, at a depth range of 1230-1400m. It was named and described in 1932 by Regan and Ethelwynn Trewavas. It has a body length of 6.4cm.
References[edit]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Chirophryne xenolophus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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