Thysanactis
Thysanactis dentex, the Broomfin dragonfish, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the ocean depths from 100 to 1,000 metres (330 to 3,280 ft). This species grows to a length of 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
| Thysanactis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Melanostomiinae |
| Genus: | Thysanactis Regan & Trewavas, 1930 |
| Species: | T. dentex |
| Binomial name | |
| Thysanactis dentex | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Thysanactis dentex" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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