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Pachystomias microdon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Stomiidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Stomiiformes

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Genus
  
Pachystomias Günther, 1887

Similar
  
Aristostomias, Malacosteus niger, Photostomias, Bathophilus, Malacosteus

Pachystomias microdon, the smalltooth dragonfish, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the oceans at depths of from 660 to 4,000 metres (2,170 to 13,120 ft). This species grows to a length of 22.1 centimetres (8.7 in) SL. This species is the only known species in its genus.

References

Pachystomias microdon Wikipedia