Opisthoproctus grimaldii
| Mirrorbelly | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Opisthoproctidae |
| Genus: | Opisthoproctus |
| Species: | O. grimaldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthoproctus grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911 | |
Opisthoproctus grimaldii (the mirrorbelly, barreleye, flatiron fish, or Grimaldi's barreleye) is a barreleye of the genus Opisthoproctus, is found in most deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 200 to 4,750 metres (660 to 15,580 ft). It grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Opisthoproctus grimaldii" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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