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Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Aristostomias scintillans
Latin
OBS

Eschmeyer, Herald and Hammann (1983) called this species shiny loosejaw. Shiny suggests glossy or silvery and is less appropriate in my view than shining which suggests the glow of photophores of this mostly black species.

OBS

Aristostomias scintillans (Gilbert, 1915).

OBS

A fish of the family Malacosteidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Aristostomias scintillans
Latin
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Malacosteidae.

Spanish

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