Bight stinkfish
Appearance
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
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Species: | F. phasis
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Foetorepus phasis (Günther, 1880)
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The bight stinkfish, Foetorepus phasis, is a dragonet of the family Callionymidae, found in the eastern Indian and southwest Pacific Oceans, at depths of between 160 and 200 m. Length is up to 13 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Foetorepus phasis". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling; Geoffrey J. Cox (1982). Collins guide to the sea fishes of New Zealand. Intl Specialized Book Service Inc. ISBN 9780002169875.