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Tube-eye Pencilsmelt

Xenophthalmichthys danae Regan, 1925

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishTube-eye Pencilsmelt
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese奇眼珍鱼
Scientific nameXenophthalmichthys danae Regan, 1925

About this species

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 88 millimetres (3.5 in) SL.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderOsmeriformes
FamilyMicrostomatidae
GenusXenophthalmichthys