Smallhead moray cod
| Smallhead moray cod | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Balushkin & Prirodina, 2010 |
| Species: | N. microcephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Notomuraenobathys microcephalus (Norman, 1937)
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| Synonyms | |
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Muraenolepis microcephala Norman, 1937 | |
The smallhead moray cod, Notomuraenobathys microcephalus, is a species of eel cod found in the Scotia Sea and around the Antarctic Peninsula and Enderby Coast. This species can be found at depths from 1,976 to 3,040 m (6,480 to 9,970 ft). This species grows to 30 cm (12 in) in total length.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notomuraenobathys microcephalus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
- А В Балушкин; В П Природина (2010). "NOTOMURAENOBATHYS GEN. NOV. НОВЫЙ РОД ПАРКЕТНИКОВЫХ (MURAENOLEPIDIDAE: GADIFORMES) ЮЖНОГО ОКЕАНА". Voprosy ikhtiologii (in Russian). 50 (2): 154–158. ISSN 0042-8752. Wikidata Q100357389.