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Genus: | Vomeridens H. H. DeWitt & Hureau, 1979
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Species: | V. infuscipinnis
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Vomeridens infuscipinnis (H. H. DeWitt, 1964)
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Vomeridens infuscipinnis is a species of Antarctic dragonfish found in the Ross Sea, the Weddell Sea and around the South Orkney Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. It is a deep-water fish, found at depths of from 500 to 813 metres (1,640 to 2,667 ft). This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Vomeridens infuscipinnis". FishBase. February 2013 version.