Shortarse feelerfish
| Shortarse feelerfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Ipnopidae |
| Genus: | Bathymicrops |
| Species: | B. brevianalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathymicrops brevianalis Neilsen, J. G. 1966[1] | |
The shortarse feelerfish (Bathymicrops brevianalis)[2] is a deepsea tripod fish of the genus Bathymicrops. It is so named because of its almost non-existent eyes (which do exist, just are small and vestigial) and short anal fins. The Latin species name brevianalis means "short anus". The "Sampling the Abyss" project found the fish again in 2017 off the coast of Australia.[3]
References
- ^ J. G., Nielsen (1966), "Synopsis of the Ipnopidae (Pisces, Iniomi) with description of two new abyssal species" (PDF), Galathea Report, vol. 8, pp. 49–75
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathymicrops brevianalis". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Smith, Bridie (June 16, 2017), Deep sea trawl finds never-seen fish, faceless fish and the shortarse feelerfish, Sydney Morning Herald
External links
- Shortarse Feelerfish, Bathymicrops brevianalis Nielsen 1966, Fishes of Australia