Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Grammicolepididae | Phylum Chordata Order Zeiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Macrurocyttus
Fowler, 1934 Similar Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi, Tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus, Zenopsis, Zeiformes | ||
Macrurocyttus acanthopodus, the dwarf dory, is a species of tinselfish native to the western Pacific Ocean where it has been found in the waters around the Philippines and Australia at a depth of around 878 metres (2,881 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA