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Holcomycteronus

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Holcomycteronus

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Holcomycteronus is a genus of cusk-eels. It includes Holcomycteronus profundissimus, long thought to be the deepest-living fish in the world's oceans.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderOphidiiformes
  5. FamilyOphidiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations0

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
12
With media
2
Family
Ophidiidae
Collections
SIO, NHMUK, USNM, QM, VIMS, MNHN
Recorded in
United States, Australia, Mauritania, Ocean Atlantique Tropical

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ophidiidae
Image
Holcomycteronus brucei.jpg
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Commons category
Holcomycteronus
taxon name
Holcomycteronus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Holcomycteronus
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