Xenophthalmichthys danae

Xenophthalmichthys danae
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Microstomatidae
Genus: Xenophthalmichthys
Regan, 1925
Species: X. danae
Binomial name
Xenophthalmichthys danae
Regan, 1925

Xenophthalmichthys danae is a species of pencil smelt found in deep waters to 1,250 metres (4,100 ft). This species has been found in the western Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and is suspected to be circumtropical. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.

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