Leptochilichthys agassizii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Leptochilichthys |
Species: | L. agassizii
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Binomial name | |
Leptochilichthys agassizii (
Garman, 1899)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Leptochilichthys agassizii, or Agassiz' smooth-head, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. [3] [4] It is named for the scientist and engineer Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), who commanded the 1899 survey aboard the USS Albatross on which the fish was discovered. [5]
Leptochilichthys agassizii is brownish in colour, with a large head. [6] [7] Its maximum length is 30.8 centimetres (1.01 ft). [8] It has large scales, with 47–52 in its lateral line. [7]
Leptochilichthys agassizii lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean; [9] it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 2,000–3,100 m (6,600–10,200 ft). [10] [11]
It lays large eggs, up to 8.5 mm (0.33 in) in diameter. [7]
Leptochilichthys agassizii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Leptochilichthys |
Species: | L. agassizii
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Binomial name | |
Leptochilichthys agassizii (
Garman, 1899)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Leptochilichthys agassizii, or Agassiz' smooth-head, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. [3] [4] It is named for the scientist and engineer Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), who commanded the 1899 survey aboard the USS Albatross on which the fish was discovered. [5]
Leptochilichthys agassizii is brownish in colour, with a large head. [6] [7] Its maximum length is 30.8 centimetres (1.01 ft). [8] It has large scales, with 47–52 in its lateral line. [7]
Leptochilichthys agassizii lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean; [9] it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 2,000–3,100 m (6,600–10,200 ft). [10] [11]
It lays large eggs, up to 8.5 mm (0.33 in) in diameter. [7]