Bony-eared assfish
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| Genus: | Acanthonus Günther, 1878
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| Species: | A. armatus
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| Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878
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Acanthonus armatus, the bony-eared assfish, is a bathypelagic species of cusk-eel found in tropical and sub-tropical oceans at depths of from 1,171 to 4,415 metres (3,842 to 14,485 ft). It has been found as far north as Queen Charlotte Sound off British Columbia's coast.[1] This species grows to a length of 37.5 centimetres (14.8 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.[2]
It holds the record for the smallest brain-to-body weight ratio of all vertebrates.[3]
References
- ^ Mike Fuhrmann (14 January 2016). "Assfish goes on display at the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria". CBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Acanthonus armatus" in FishBase. January 2014 version.
- ^ Fine ML, Horn MH and Cox B (1987) "Acanthonus armatus, a Deep-Sea Teleost Fish with a Minute Brain and Large Ears" Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 230(1259)257-265.
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