Description
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Reference |
IB0913 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Tubeshoulders - PLATYTROTIDAE |
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Common Name |
Smallscale Tubeshoulder |
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Scientific Name |
Maulisia microlepis |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Tubeshoulders are found worldwide from depths of about 200 m to 2000 m. They are pelagic near the bottom or in midwater and are known to make nightly migrations towards the surface. They grow to a maximum length of about 30 cm. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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