Odontopyxis trispinosa
Odontopyxis trispinosa, the pygmy poacher, is a species of poacher that is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean along the North American coast from southern Alaska to northern Mexico. This species occurs at depths of from 9 to 373 metres (30 to 1,224 ft). This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) TL. This species is commonly displayed in public aquariums. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Genus: | Odontopyxis Lockington, 1880 |
Species: | O. trispinosa |
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Odontopyxis trispinosa Lockington, 1880 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Odontopyxis trispinosa" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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