- Neonesthes capensis
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Neonesthes capensis Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Stomiiformes Family: Stomiidae Subfamily: Astronesthinae Genus: Neonesthes Species: N. capensis Binomial name Neonesthes capensis
Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924Neonesthes capensis is a lightfish of the family Stomiidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans except the north Pacific, at depths of between 70 and 1,500 meters. Its length is between 10 and 17 centimeters.
The anal fin is narrow but long, reaching almost to the caudal fin.
References
- "Neonesthes capensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=622368. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Neonesthes capensis" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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