Rainbow cusk eel
| Rainbow cusk eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Ophidion |
| Species: | O. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophidion iris Breder, 1936 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brighteye cusk-eel, or Rainbow cusk eel (Ophidion iris) is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Gulf of California and adjacent Pacific offshores along the coast of Mexico to Banderas Bay. Marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long.[2]
References
- ↑ Lea, B.; Béarez, P. & McCosker, J. (2010). "Ophidion iris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183998A8213749. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Ophidion iris" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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