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Winteria telescopa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Opisthoproctidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Argentiniformes

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Genus
  
Winteria A. B. Brauer, 1901

Similar
  
Opisthoproctus soleatus, Bathylychnops, Dolichopteryx, Monacoa grimaldii, Bathylychnops exilis

Winteria telescopa, the Binocular fish, is a species of barreleye found in oceans around the world at depths from 400 to 2,500 metres (1,300 to 8,200 ft). This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.

This fish was featured in the documentary series The Blue Planet.

References

Winteria telescopa Wikipedia