Dysalotus alcocki
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| Dysalotus alcocki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Chiasmodontidae |
| Genus: | Dysalotus |
| Species: | D. alcocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysalotus alcocki MacGilchrist, 1905[2] | |
Dysalotus alcocki is a species of deep sea fish, a swallower, from the family Chiasmodontidae which is found in the tropical and temperate oceans around the world. The adults fed mainly on fish.[3] The juveniles and larvae are most frequently recorded from shallower waters[1] while adults are mostly caught from depths of over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[2] The generic name is derived from the Greek dysalotos which means "difficult to catch"[2] and the specific name honours the English zoologist Alfred William Alcock (1859-1933).[4]
