Agrostichthys parkeri

Agrostichthys parkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Regalecidae
Genus: Agrostichthys
Phillipps, 1924
Species: A. parkeri
Binomial name
Agrostichthys parkeri
(Benham, 1904)

Agrostichthys parkeri, the Streamer fish, is a species of oarfish found in the southern oceans where it is only known from seven specimens. This species grows to a length of 300 centimetres (120 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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