Rhynchactis microthrix

Rhynchactis microthrix
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Gigantactinidae
Genus:	Rhynchactis
Species:	R. microthrix
Binomial name
	Rhynchactis microthrix; Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998

Rhynchactis microthrix is a species of whipnose angler only known from the western Indian Ocean where it is found at depths of around 2,250 metres (7,380 ft). This species grows to a length of 11.3 centimetres (4.4 in) SL.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhynchactis microthrix". FishBase. April 2012 version.

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