Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Grammatostomias flagellibarba, is a species of barbeled dragonfish. They live at depths of up to 5,000 feet below the surface and usually measure up to 6 inches in length.[2]

Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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G. flagellibarba
Binomial name
Grammatostomias flagellibarba
Holt & Byrne, 1910
Synonyms

Lamprotoxus phanobrochus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 [1]

Geographic distribution

Found in the North Atlantic, specifically in southern Ireland and the Bay of Biscay.[3]

References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Lamprotoxus phanobrochus". Itis.gov. 2004-11-08. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. J. D. Knight. "Deep Sea Dragonfish – Deep Sea Creatures on Sea and Sky". Seasky.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  3. Froese, R.; D. Pauly, eds. (2016). "Grammatostomias flagellibarba". FishBase. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2013.


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