Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Macrouridae Higher classification Lepidorhynchus Order Gadiformes | |
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Genus Lepidorhynchus
J. Richardson, 1846 Scientific name Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Similar Hawknose grenadier, Gadiformes, Javelin, Ridge scaled rattail, Red codling | ||
The thorntooth grenadier or javelin fish, Lepidorhynchus denticulatus, is a rattail, the only member of the genus Lepidorhynchus, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of between 200 and 1,000 m. Its length is between 20 to 55 cm.
References
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