Mastigopterus imperator
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Mastigopterus imperator | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Ophidiidae |
Subfamily: | Neobythitinae |
Genus: | Mastigopterus |
Species: | M. imperator
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Binomial name | |
Mastigopterus imperator H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
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Mastigopterus imperator is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans where it occurs at depths of from 394 to 2,365 metres (1,293 to 7,759 ft). This species grows to a length of 53.5 centimetres (21.1 in) SL. It is the only known member of its genus.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mastigopterus imperator". FishBase. June 2012 version.