Eschmeyer nexus
| Eschmeyer nexus | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Eschmeyeridae Mandritsa, 2001 |
| Genus: | Eschmeyer Poss & V. G. Springer, 1983 |
| Species: | E. nexus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eschmeyer nexus Poss & V. G. Springer, 1983 | |
Eschmeyer nexus is a species of fish known only from the Pacific Ocean from near Fiji where it is found at depths of from 27 to 43 metres (89 to 141 ft). It is a very small fish, growing to a length of 4.1 centimetres (1.6 in) SL.[1] This species is the only known member of its family, the Eschmeyeridae, also termed cofishes, which was established by Mandritsa in 2001.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Eschmeyer nexus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Eschmeyeridae" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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