Pachystomias
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Genus: | Pachystomias Günther, 1887
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Species: | P. microdon
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Pachystomias microdon (Günther, 1878)
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Pachystomias microdon, the smalltooth dragonfish, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the oceans at depths of from 660 to 4,000 metres (2,170 to 13,120 ft). This species grows to a length of 22.1 centimetres (8.7 in) SL. This species is the only known species in its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pachystomias microdon". FishBase. February 2012 version.