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Photostylus

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Photostylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Photostylus
Beebe, 1933
Species:
P. pycnopterus
Binomial name
Photostylus pycnopterus
Beebe, 1933

Photostylus pycnopterus, the starry smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in all oceans at depths of from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). This species is the only known species in the genus Photostylus. This species grows to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Photostylus pycnopterus". FishBase. February 2012 version.