Acanthochaenus
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Genus: | Acanthochaenus T. N. Gill, 1884
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Species: | A. luetkenii
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Acanthochaenus luetkenii T. N. Gill, 1884
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Acanthochaenus luetkenii, the pricklefish, is a species of pricklefish found in the oceans at depths of from 1,655 to 5,397 metres (5,430 to 17,707 ft). This species grows to a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Acanthochaenus luetkenii" in FishBase. October 2012 version.