Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes | Class Actinopterygii Rank Species | |
Family Eschmeyeridae
Mandritsa, 2001 Genus Eschmeyer
Poss & V. G. Springer, 1983 Similar Scorpaeniformes, Neoteleostei, Apistidae, Congiopodidae, Australian prowfish | ||
Eschmeyer nexus is a species of fish known only from the Pacific Ocean from near Fiji where it is found at depths of from 27 to 43 metres (89 to 141 ft). It is a very small fish, growing to a length of 4.1 centimetres (1.6 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its family, the Eschmeyeridae, also termed cofishes, which was established by Mandritsa in 2001.
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