Opostomias micripnus

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Opostomias micripnus, commonly known as the obese dragonfish, is a species of deep-sea ray-finned fish of the family Stomiidae found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.[2] The species was described in 1878 by Albert Günther.[1]

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Opostomias micripnus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Opostomias
Species:
O. micripnus
Binomial name
Opostomias micripnus
(Günther, 1878)
Synonyms[1]
  • Echiostoma micripnus Günther, 1878
  • Opostomias gibsonpacei Barnard, 1948
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