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Squalogadus modificatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Gadiformes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Macrouroididae

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Squalogadus C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1916

Similar
  
Bathygadus, Gadomus, Bathygadinae, Trachyrincus

Squalogadus modificatus, the Tadpole whiptail, is a species of rattail found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 600 to 1,740 metres (1,970 to 5,710 ft). This species grows to a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.

References

Squalogadus modificatus Wikipedia