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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
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| Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
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Scopelosaurus ahlstromi is a waryfish of the family Notosudidae, found in all oceans, at depths of down to 500 m. Its length is between 15 and 25 cm.
Scopelosaurus ahlstromi is a small slender deepwater species with a high first dorsal fin and an adipose second dorsal fin. The snout is pointed and the eyes are disproportionately large.
Body colour is brilliant silver on the flanks with opalescent belly scales.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scopelosaurus ahlstromi". FishBase. February 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8