Amarsipus carlsbergi
| Amarsipus carlsbergi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Stromateoidei |
| Family: | Amarsipidae Haedrich, 1969 [1] |
| Genus: | Amarsipus Haedrich, 1969 [2] |
| Species: | A. carlsbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amarsipus carlsbergi Haedrich, 1969 [2] | |
Amarsipus carlsbergi, the Amarsipa, is a small and slender fish that lives in equatorial parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is found at depths from 30 to 130 m (98 to 427 ft). It reaches 21.2 cm (8.3 in) in standard length. It is the only species in the bagless glassfish family, Amarsipidae.[3]
References
- ↑ Ryu Doiuchi & Tetsuji Nakabo (2006). "Molecular phylogeny of the stromateoid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences and compared with morphology-based hypotheses". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (1): 111–123. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.10.007.
- 1 2 Nicolas Bailly (2009). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Amarsipus carlsbergi Haedrich, 1969". World Database of Marine Pisces. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Amarsipus carlsbergi" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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