Mirognathus normani

Mirognathus normani
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Mirognathus
A. E. Parr, 1951
Species: M. normani
Binomial name
Mirognathus normani
A. E. Parr, 1951

Mirognathus normani, Norman's Smooth-head, is a species of slickhead native to the north-east and western Atlantic Ocean. It is the only described species in its genus. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.

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