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Menziesichthys
Menziesichthys bacescui is a species of cusk eel only known from the Peru-Chile trench at depths of from 1,296 to 1,317 metres (4,252 to 4,321 ft). This species was originally described as a snailfish in the family Liparidae, but has been better considered to be an ophidiid cusk eel. This species is the only known member of its genus.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
Menziesichthys alaid
speciesMenziesichthys alaid
Menziesichthys bacescui
speciesMenziesichthys bacescui
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 615927.