Melanostomias pauciradius, the three-ray dragonfish, is a species of barbeled dragonfish native to the Western Pacific. It has 18 to 20 anal soft rays, and 15 to 16 dorsal soft rays.[2][3]
Melanostomias pauciradius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Genus: | Melanostomias |
Species: | M. pauciradius
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Binomial name | |
Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938[1]
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ "Melanostomias pauciradius, Three-ray dragonfish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ "Melanostomias pauciradius". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-03-20.