Stout cardinalfish
Appearance
Stout cardinalfish | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Epigonidae |
Genus: | Rosenblattia Mead & De Falla, 1965 |
Species: | R. robusta
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Binomial name | |
Rosenblattia robusta Mead & e Falla, 1965[1]
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The stout cardinalfish (Rosenblattia robusta) is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found around the world in southern temperate waters, where it occurs at depths from 700 to 2,000 m (2,300 to 6,600 ft). This species can reach 10 cm (3.9 in) in TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Rosenblattia robusta" in FishBase. April 2013 version.