Photostylus is a monospecific genus of deepwater maine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the slickheads. The only species in the genus is Photostylus pycnopterus, the starry smooth-head, a species found in all oceans at depths of from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Photostylus Beebe, 1933 |
| Species: | P. pycnopterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Photostylus pycnopterus Beebe, 1933
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Photostylus pycnopterus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Photostylus pycnopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190298A15148082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190298A15148082.en. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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