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Mirognathus

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Mirognathus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Mirognathus
A. E. Parr, 1951
Species:
M. normani
Binomial name
Mirognathus normani
A. E. Parr, 1951

Mirognathus is a monospecific genus of deepwater maine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the slickheads. The only species in the genus is Mirognathus normani, the beaked slickhead or Norman's smooth-head, which is found in the north-east and western Atlantic Ocean, the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a standard length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Knudsen, S.; Nielsen, J. & Uiblein, F. (2015). "Mirognathus normani (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18140253A44737343. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mirognathus normani". FishBase. June 2024 version.
  3. ^ Bray, D.J. (2017). "Mirognathus normani". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 23 November 2024.