Lagiacrusichthys macropinnis

Lagiacrusichthys macropinnis
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Scopelarchidae
Genus:	Lagiacrusichthys; M. P. Davis, 2015
Species:	L. macropinnis
Binomial name
	Lagiacrusichthys macropinnis; W. A. Bussing & M. I. Bussing, 1966
Synonyms
	Benthalbella macropinna Bussing & Bussing, 1966

Lagiacrusichthys macropinnis is a species of pearleyes. L. macropinnis live between 0–840 m depth, usually 500 m. This species occurs in Antarctic waters. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[1] The genus is named after Lagiacrus from the Monster Hunter series.

References

1 2 Davis, M.P. (2015): Evolutionary Relationships of the Deep-Sea Pearleyes (Aulopiformes: Scopelarchidae) and a New Genus of Pearleye from Antarctic Waters. Copeia, 2015, 103 (1): 64-71.

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[Davis2015-1] 1 2 Davis, M.P. (2015): Evolutionary Relationships of the Deep-Sea Pearleyes (Aulopiformes: Scopelarchidae) and a New Genus of Pearleye from Antarctic Waters. Copeia, 2015, 103 (1): 64-71.

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