Spinycheek soldierfish
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Genus: | Corniger Agassiz, 1831
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Species: | C. spinosus
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Corniger spinosus Agassiz, 1831
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The spinycheek soldierfish (Corniger spinosus) is a species of soldierfish found in the Atlantic Ocean at depths of 45 to 275 metres (148 to 902 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. It is the only known member of genus Corniger.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Corniger spinosus" in FishBase. October 2012 version.