Vomeridens infuscipinnis | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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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.