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Hammerjaw
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Hammerjaw

Omosudis lowii Günther, 1887

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishHammerjaw
Dutch—
SpanishMandíbula de martillo
Chinese锤颌鱼
Scientific nameOmosudis lowii Günther, 1887

About this species

The hammerjaw, Omosudis lowii, is a small deep-sea aulopiform fish, found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) depth. It is the only representative of its family, Omosudidae (from the Greek omo, "shoulder", and Latin sudis, either "esox, fish of the Rhine" or "stake").

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAulopiformes
FamilyOmosudidae
GenusOmosudis