Eschmeyer nexus
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| Family: | Eschmeyeridae Mandritsa, 2001
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| Genus: | Eschmeyer Poss & V. G. Springer, 1983
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| Species: | E. nexus
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| Eschmeyer nexus Poss & V. G. Springer, 1983
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Eschmeyer nexus is a species of fish known only from the Pacific Ocean from near Fiji where it is found at depths of from 27 to 43 metres (89 to 141 ft). It is a very small fish, growing to a length of 4.1 centimetres (1.6 in) SL.[1] This species is the only known member of its family, the Eschmeyeridae, also termed cofishes, which was established by Mandritsa in 2001.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Eschmeyer nexus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Eschmeyeridae" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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