Alepisaurus ferox
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Alepisaurus ferox
| Alepisaurus ferox | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Alepisauridae |
| Genus: | Alepisaurus |
| Species: | A. ferox |
| Binomial name | |
| Alepisaurus ferox R. T. Lowe, 1833 |
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Alepisaurus ferox is a species of lancetfish found in the ocean depths down to 1,830 metres (6,000 ft). This species grows to a length of 215 centimetres (85 in) TL and a weight of 9 kilograms (20 lb).
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Alepisaurus ferox" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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