Thorntooth grenadier
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| Thorntooth grenadier | |
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| File:Lepidorhynchus denticulatus (Thorntooth grenadier).gif | |
| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
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Lepidorhynchus
J. Richardson, 1846
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L. denticulatus
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| Lepidorhynchus denticulatus J. Richardson, 1846
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The thorntooth grenadier or javelin fish, Lepidorhynchus denticulatus, is a rattail, the only member of the genus Lepidorhynchus, found around southern Australia and New Zealand, at depths of between 200 and 1,000 m. Its length is between 20 to 55 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Lepidorhynchus denticulatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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