Parazen pacificus

Parazen pacificus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Parazenidae
Genus: Parazen
Kamohara, 1935
Species: P. pacificus
Binomial name
Parazen pacificus
Kamohara, 1935

Parazen pacificus, the parazen, is a species of Parazen found in deep oceanic waters at depths of from 145 to 500 metres (476 to 1,640 ft). This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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