Winteria telescopa, the binocular fish, is a species of barreleye found in oceans around the world at depths from 400 to 2,500 metres (1,300 to 8,200 ft). This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. Unlike most barreleyes, this fish has more forward-facing eyes, but it still has the dome.[1]
Winteria telescopa | |
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Binocular fish (Winteria telescopa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Family: | Opisthoproctidae |
Genus: | Winteria A. B. Brauer, 1901 |
Species: | W. telescopa
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Binomial name | |
Winteria telescopa A. B. Brauer, 1901
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The fish was featured in the documentary series The Blue Planet.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (November 1994). "Fishbase as a tool for comparing the life history patterns of flatfish". Netherlands Journal of Sea Research. 32 (3–4): 235–239. doi:10.1016/0077-7579(94)90001-9. ISSN 0077-7579.