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North Pacific crestfish

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North Pacific crestfish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Lophotidae
Genus: Lophotus
Species: L. capellei
Binomial name
Lophotus capellei
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

The North Pacific crestfish or unicornfish (Lophotus capellei) is a crestfish of the genus Lophotus, found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, in a depth of 0–100 m. Its length is up to 2 m.

References

  1. Moore, J. (2019). "Lophotus capellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190423A121210544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190423A121210544.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Lophotus capellei


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