Metavelifer
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metavelifer is a genus of fishes in the family Veliferidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Metavelifer multiradiatus, commonly known as the spinyfin velifer. It grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL and is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Metavelifer multiradiatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Veliferidae |
Genus: | Metavelifer Walters, 1960 |
Species: | M. multiradiatus |
Binomial name | |
Metavelifer multiradiatus (Regan, 1907) | |
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