Parazen pacificus
Appearance
Parazen pacificus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Zeiformes |
Family: | Parazenidae |
Subfamily: | Parazeninae McAllister, 1968 |
Genus: | Parazen Kamohara, 1935 |
Species: | P. pacificus
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Binomial name | |
Parazen pacificus Kamohara, 1935
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Parazen pacificus, the parazen, is a species of zeiform fish found in deep oceanic waters at depths of from 145 to 500 metres (476 to 1,640 ft). This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. This species is the only known member of the genus Parazen.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Parazen pacificus" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ Moore, J.; Cobián Rojas, D.; Espinosa-Perez, H.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Vega-Cendejas, M. (2019). "Parazen pacificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190352A20683373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190352A20683373.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.