Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Bathydraconidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Species | |
Genus Vomeridens
H. H. DeWitt & Hureau, 1979 Similar Cygnodraco mawsoni, Parachaenichthys, Ploughfish, Histiodraco velifer, Dolloidraco longedorsalis | ||
Vomeridens infuscipinnis is a species of Antarctic dragonfish found in the Ross Sea, the Weddell Sea and around the South Orkney Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. It is a deep-water fish, found at depths of from 500 to 813 metres (1,640 to 2,667 ft). This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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