Rendahl's messmate
| Rendahl's messmate | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Subfamily: | Carapinae |
| Genus: | Echiodon |
| Species: | E. rendahli |
| Binomial name | |
| Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941)[1] | |
Rendahl's messmate, Echiodon rendahli, is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand at depths to 60 m.[2] Its length is between 10 and 12 cm.
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Juvenile Echiodon rendahli
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
References
- ↑ Ayling, Tony; Geoffrey J. Fox (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland: William Collins Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-00-216987-8.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Echiodon rendahli" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
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