| Three-spined cardinalfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Malakichthyidae |
| Genus: | Verilus |
| Species: | V. anomalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Verilus anomalus (J. D. Ogilby, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apogonops anomalus Ogilby, 1896 | |
The Three-spined cardinalfish (Verilus anomalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae. It is endemic to the marine waters off of Australia. Another name for this species of fish is Flathead feed.
This fish occurs as deep as 600 metres (2,000 ft), but usually stays between 100 and 400 metres (330 and 1,310 ft). It grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.
Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris) is an important part of its diet.
It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Apogonops, which is now considered a synonym of Verilus.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Verilus anomalus". FishBase. November 2024 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Agonops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- Yamanoue, Y. (2016): Revision of the genus Verilus (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with a description of a new species. Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (5): 2375–2398.
- "Verilus anomalus". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- Blaber, S.J.M. & Bulman, C.M. (1987): Diets of fishes of the upper continental slope of eastern Tasmania: content, calorific values, dietary overlap and trophic relationships. Marine Biology 95 (3): 345-56.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Apogonops anomalus | |
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