Malacosarcus

Malacosarcus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stephanoberyciformes
Family:	Stephanoberycidae
Genus:	Malacosarcus; Günther, 1887
Species:	M. macrostoma
Binomial name
	Malacosarcus macrostoma; (Günther, 1878)

Malacosarcus macrostoma is a species of pricklefish found in the western central Pacific Ocean and possibly the northeast Atlantic Ocean at depths of from 2,777 to 4,438 metres (9,111 to 14,560 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malacosarcus macrostoma". FishBase. October 2012 version.

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