Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Stomiidae | Phylum Chordata Order Stomiiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Heterophotus
Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Similar Pachystomias microdon, Bathophilus, Astronesthes niger, Photostomias | ||
Heterophotus ophistoma, the Wingfin snaggletooth, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in oceans worldwide at depths of 790 to 1,420 metres (2,590 to 4,660 ft). This species grows to a length of 35.6 centimetres (14.0 in) SL. This species is the only known species in its genus.
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