Australian tusk
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| Genus: | Dannevigia Whitley, 1941
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| Species: | D. tusca
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| Dannevigia tusca Whitley, 1941
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The Australian tusk, Dannevigia tusca, is a species of cusk-eel found in the waters off of the Great Australian Bight occasionally to Bass Straits at depths from 115 to 400 m (377 to 1,312 ft).[1] This species grows to 56 cm (22 in) in total length. It is the only known member of its genus.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dannevigia tusca". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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