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Bight stinkfish

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Bight stinkfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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F. phasis
Binomial name
Foetorepus phasis
(Günther, 1880)

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.