Lipogenys gillii

Lipogenys gillii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Notacanthidae
Genus: Lipogenys
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895
Species: L. gillii
Binomial name
Lipogenys gillii
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895

Lipogenys gillii is species of spiny eel in the family Notacanthidae, the only member of its genus. It is a benthic deep-sea fish occurring along the eastern coast of North America and in the southwestern Pacific near Australia at depths from 400 to 2,000 m.

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