Description
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Reference |
IB1027 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Hatchetfishes - STERNOPTYCHIDAE |
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Common Name |
Pennant Pearlside |
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Scientific Name |
Maurolicus australis |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
They are abundant and are one of major groups of fishes responsible for transporting nutrients from productive surface waters to ocean depths, where productivity is very low. |
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