Fleshfish
The fleshfish (Dermatopsis macrodon), also known as the eastern yellow blindfish, is a species of viviparous brotula found in reefs of southern Australia and around New Zealand. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.
| Fleshfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Dermatopsis |
| Species: | D. macrodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Dermatopsis macrodon J. D. Ogilby, 1896 | |
References
- "Dermatopsis macrodon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Dermatopsis macrodon" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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