Stout cardinalfish
| Stout cardinalfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Mead & De Falla, 1965 |
| Species: | R. robusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Rosenblattia robusta Mead & De Falla, 1965[1]
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The stout cardinalfish (Rosenblattia robusta) is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found around the world in southern temperate waters, where it occurs at depths from 700 to 2,000 m (2,300 to 6,560 ft). This species can reach 10 cm (3.9 in) in TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ^ Tony Ayling; Geoffrey Cox (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-00-216987-8.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rosenblattia robusta". FishBase. April 2013 version.