Lagiacrusichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | Scopelarchidae |
Genus: |
Lagiacrusichthys Davis, 2015 [2] |
Species: | L. macropinna
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Binomial name | |
Lagiacrusichthys macropinna | |
Synonyms | |
Benthalbella macropinna Bussing & Bussing, 1966 |
Lagiacrusichthys macropinna, the longfin greeneye, is a species of pearleye and the only species in the genus Lagiacrusichthys. L. macropinna live between 0–840 m depth, usually 500 m. This species occurs in Antarctic waters. This species is the only known member of its genus. [2] [3] The genus is named after the fictional monster Lagiacrus from the Monster Hunter video game series and franchise, as both are "rather ferocious coldwater predators" that inhabit the deep ocean. [4]
Lagiacrusichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | Scopelarchidae |
Genus: |
Lagiacrusichthys Davis, 2015 [2] |
Species: | L. macropinna
|
Binomial name | |
Lagiacrusichthys macropinna | |
Synonyms | |
Benthalbella macropinna Bussing & Bussing, 1966 |
Lagiacrusichthys macropinna, the longfin greeneye, is a species of pearleye and the only species in the genus Lagiacrusichthys. L. macropinna live between 0–840 m depth, usually 500 m. This species occurs in Antarctic waters. This species is the only known member of its genus. [2] [3] The genus is named after the fictional monster Lagiacrus from the Monster Hunter video game series and franchise, as both are "rather ferocious coldwater predators" that inhabit the deep ocean. [4]