Coryphaenoides woodmasoni
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| Coryphaenoides woodmasoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Genus: | Coryphaenoides |
| Species: | C. woodmasoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphaenoides woodmasoni (Alcock, 1890) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macrourus woodmasoni | |
Coryphaenoides woodmasoni is a fish species[2] belonging to the family Macrouridae and the order Gadiformes. The species was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1873 and named in honour of James Wood-Mason. There are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.[3]
Habitat
The species is a deep-water fish that lives in depths from 1,240 to 1,829 meters (4,068 to 6,001 ft).[4]