Idiacanthus antrostomus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Genus: | Idiacanthus |
Species: | I. antrostomus
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Binomial name | |
Idiacanthus antrostomus |
Idiacanthus antrostomus, also known as the Pacific blackdragon or black sea dragon, [2] is a species of barbeled dragonfishes noted for having ultrablack skin, similar to pigments like Vantablack.
The fish has tightly packed melanosomes allowing its skin to absorb 99.95% of light of wavelengths common in its habitat. [3] [4]
It has been found at depths between 500 m (1,600 ft) and 2,000 m (6,600 ft) [5] along the West Coast of the United States and in the Gulf of Mexico. [3] [6]
Idiacanthus antrostomus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Genus: | Idiacanthus |
Species: | I. antrostomus
|
Binomial name | |
Idiacanthus antrostomus |
Idiacanthus antrostomus, also known as the Pacific blackdragon or black sea dragon, [2] is a species of barbeled dragonfishes noted for having ultrablack skin, similar to pigments like Vantablack.
The fish has tightly packed melanosomes allowing its skin to absorb 99.95% of light of wavelengths common in its habitat. [3] [4]
It has been found at depths between 500 m (1,600 ft) and 2,000 m (6,600 ft) [5] along the West Coast of the United States and in the Gulf of Mexico. [3] [6]