Snyderidia canina

Snyderidia canina
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Snyderidia
C. H. Gilbert, 1905
Species: S. canina
Binomial name
Snyderidia canina
C. H. Gilbert, 1905

Snyderidia canina is a species of pearlfish found in all tropical waters but those of the eastern Pacific Ocean, depths from 110 to 1,762 m (361 to 5,781 ft). This species grows to a length of 26.8 cm (10.6 in). This fish is the only known species in its genus.

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