Meteoria erythrops

Meteoria erythrops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Aphyonidae
Genus:
Species:
M. erythrops
Binomial name
Meteoria erythrops
J. G. Nielsen, 1969

Meteoria erythrops is a species of blind cusk eel native to the Atlantic Ocean where it is found at depths of from 4,540 to 5,320 metres (14,900 to 17,450 ft). This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. This is the only known species in its genus.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Meteoria erythrops". FishBase. June 2012 version.


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