Herwigia
Species of fish
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Herwigia is a monospecific genus of deepwater maine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the slickheads. The only species in the genus is Herwigia kreffti, or Krefft's smooth-head, a species found at depths of 1,000 to 3,200 metres (3,300 to 10,500 ft) in the oceans. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) SL.[2]
| Herwigia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Herwigia J. G. Nielsen, 1972 |
| Species: | H. kreffti |
| Binomial name | |
| Herwigia kreffti (J. G. Nielsen & Larsen, 1970) | |
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