Tetragondacnus spilotus
| Tetragondacnus spilotus | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Genus: | Tetragondacnus M. E. Anderson & Satria, 2007 |
| Species: | T. spilotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetragondacnus spilotus M. E. Anderson & Satria, 2007 | |
Tetragondacnus spilotus is a species of pearlfish found in the Pacific waters off of Sumatra where it has been recovered at a depth of just over 500 metres (1,600 ft).[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Tetragondacnus spilotus" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ↑ Anderson, M. E. and Satria, F.: A New Subfamily, Genus, and Species of Pearlfish (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Carapidae) from Deep Water off Indonesia. Species Diversity, 2007, 12, 73–82
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