Description
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Reference |
IB0911 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Deepsea Smelts - MICROSTOMATIDAE |
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Common Name |
Slender Smallmouth |
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Scientific Name |
Microstoma microstoma |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Deepsea Smelts are similar in form to the Herring Smelts. They feed mostly on gelatinous plankton and have very fine teeth and a long intestine to aid in the digestion of such a diet. They are important food source for deepwater predatory fishes. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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