Chirostomias pliopterus
Chirostomias pliopterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Genus: | Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930 |
Species: | C. pliopterus |
Binomial name | |
Chirostomias pliopterus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 | |
Chirostomias pliopterus is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the Atlantic Ocean. This species grows to a length of 20.5 centimetres (8.1 in) SL. This species is the only described member of its genus. The scaleless dragonfish is also the first discovered lifeform to emit a red light, with the only other being a siphonophore of the genus Erenna.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chirostomias pliopterus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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