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Three-spined cardinalfish

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Three-spined cardinalfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Malakichthyidae
Genus: Verilus
Species:
V. anomalus
Binomial name
Verilus anomalus
(J. D. Ogilby, 1896)
Synonyms[1][2]

Apogonops anomalus Ogilby, 1896

The Three-spined cardinalfish (Verilus anomalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae. It is endemic to the marine waters off of Australia.[3] Another name for this species of fish is Flathead feed.[4]

This fish occurs as deep as 600 metres (2,000 ft), but usually stays between 100 and 400 metres (330 and 1,310 ft). It grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[1]

Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) is an important part of its diet.[5]

It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Apogonops, which is now considered a synonym of Verilus.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Verilus anomalus". FishBase. November 2024 version.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Agonops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ Yamanoue, Y. (2016): Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species. Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (5): 2375–2398.
  4. ^ "Verilus anomalus". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ Blaber, S.J.M. & Bulman, C.M. (1987): Diets of fishes of the upper continental slope of eastern Tasmania: content, calorific values, dietary overlap and trophic relationships. Marine Biology 95 (3): 345-56.