Abyssoberyx
Genus of fishes
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Abyssoberyx is a genus of pricklefish containing the single species Abyssoberyx levisquamosus. It is found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean at depths from 4,480 to 4,565 metres (14,698 to 14,977 ft),[2] and in the Mariana Trench up to 5,961 metres (19,557 ft).[3] This species grows to a length of 16.8 centimetres (6.6 in) SL.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Stephanoberycidae |
| Genus: | Abyssoberyx Merrett & J. A. Moore, 2005 |
| Species: | A. levisquamosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Abyssoberyx levisquamosus Merrett & J. A. Moore, 2005 | |
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