Mendosoma lineatum
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The telescope fish, Mendosoma lineatum, is a trumpeter
and the only member
of the genus Mendosoma. It reaches up to 40 centimetres (15.7 in) in length, and is found widely in cold oceans of the Southern Hemisphere
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Latridae
Trumpeters are a family of perciform fishes, Latridae. They are found in southern waters off Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, where they are fished commercially and for sport...
and the only member
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
of the genus Mendosoma. It reaches up to 40 centimetres (15.7 in) in length, and is found widely in cold oceans of the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
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