Rondeletia loricata
| Rondeletia loricata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cetomimiformes |
| Family: | Rondeletiidae |
| Genus: | Rondeletia |
| Species: | R. loricata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rondeletia loricata T. Abe & , 1963
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Rondeletia loricata is a species of redmouth whalefish found in the temperate and tropical oceans at depths of from 100 to 3,500 m (330 to 11,480 ft). This species grows to a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in). It is known to be a vertical migrant, occurring at shallower depths at night.[1]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Rondeletia loricata" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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- Cetomimiformes
- Taxa named by Tokiharu Abe
- Fish described in 1963
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