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Acanthodraco dewitti

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Bathydraconidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Acanthodraco Skóra (pl), 1995

Similar
  
Cygnodraco mawsoni, Bathydraco, Parachaenichthys, Ploughfish, Histiodraco velifer

Acanthodraco dewitti is a species of Antarctic dragonfish native to the Southern Ocean including the Ross Sea and the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is found at depths of from 253 to 255 metres (830 to 837 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Acanthodraco dewitti Wikipedia