Ribbon sawtail fish
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The ribbon sawtail fish, Idiacanthus fasciola, is a barbeled dragonfish of the family
Stomiidae
, found around the world at depths over 500 m between latitudes 40° N and 54° S. Length is up to 29 cm for the female, and 49 cm for the male.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Stomiidae
Stomiidae
Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes, stareaters and loosejaws.Stomiids are generally elongated fish with black or near-black bodies, but they are highly variable in form, and are sometimes grouped into multiple different families as a result. The...
, found around the world at depths over 500 m between latitudes 40° N and 54° S. Length is up to 29 cm for the female, and 49 cm for the male.