Benthodesmus vityazi
Species of fish
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| Benthodesmus vityazi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Trichiuridae |
| Genus: | Benthodesmus |
| Species: | B. vityazi |
| Binomial name | |
| Benthodesmus vityazi Parin & Becker, 1970 | |
Location
Benthodesmus vityazi, the Vityaz' frostfish, lives in the Indo-Pacific, with latitude ranging from 33°N - 20°S, and longitudes ranging from 49°E - 141°W. Adults from the benthopelagic are located from 640 to 820 m, while juveniles from the mesopelagic are located from 170 to 900 m.[1]
Biological features
It is a silvery frostfish with blackish jaws and a gill cover, with the inside of the mouth and gill cavities black in color. The pelvic fins are inserted behind the posterior end of the pectoral-fin base, and they have relatively low number of vertebrae, dorsal and anal fin-elements for species with the posterior position of pelvic fins. The anus is located under the 2nd or 3rd soft dorsal-fin ray, and external rays developed only in the posterior part of the anal fin.[2][3]
Discovery
Etymology (scientific name)
The name “Benthodesmus vityazi” comes from Greek, with “benthos” meaning depth of the sea, and “desmos,” meaning bond or chain.[5]
