Vomeridens infuscipinnis

Vomeridens infuscipinnis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bathydraconidae
Genus: Vomeridens
H. H. DeWitt & Hureau, 1979
Species: V. infuscipinnis
Binomial name
Vomeridens infuscipinnis
(H. H. DeWitt, 1964)

Vomeridens infuscipinnis is a species of Antarctic dragonfish found in the Ross Sea, the Weddell Sea and around the South Orkney Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. It is a deep-water fish, found at depths of from 500 to 813 metres (1,640 to 2,667 ft). This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Vomeridens infuscipinnis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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