Temnocora candida

Temnocora candida
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Temnocora
Burke, 1930
Species: T. candida
Binomial name
Temnocora candida
(C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912)

Temnocora candida, the Bigeye snailfish, is a species of snailfish native to the far northern Pacific Ocean where it is found at depths of from 64 to 400 metres (210 to 1,312 ft). This species grows to a length of 10.6 centimetres (4.2 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Temnocora candida" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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