Tetragondacnus spilotus is a species of pearlfish found in the Pacific waters off of Sumatra where it has been recovered at a depth of just over 500 metres (1,600 ft).[2] This species is the only known member of its genus.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetragondacninae M.E. Anderson & Satria, 2007 |
| Genus: | Tetragondacnus M.E. Anderson & Satria, 2007 |
| Species: | T. spilotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetragondacnus spilotus | |
References edit
- ^ Nicolas Bailly, ed. (2015). "Tetragondacninae Anderson & Satria, 2007". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Anderson, M. E. and Satria, F.: A New Subfamily, Genus, and Species of Pearlfish (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Carapidae) from Deep Water off Indonesia.[permanent dead link]Species Diversity, 2007, 12, 73–82
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Tetragondacnus spilotus" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
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