Rhadinesthes

Rhadinesthes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Subfamily: Astronesthinae
Genus: Rhadinesthes
Regan & Trewavas, 1929
Species:
R. decimus
Binomial name
Rhadinesthes decimus
(Zugmayer, 1911)

Rhadinesthes decimus, the slender snaggletooth, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the ocean depths reaching to 4,900 metres (16,100 ft). This species grows to a length of 41.0 centimetres (16.1 in) SL. This species is the only known species in its genus.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhadinesthes decimus". FishBase. February 2012 version.


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