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Smallhead moray cod

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Smallhead moray cod
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Notomuraenobathys
Balushkin & Prirodina, 2010
Species:
N. microcephalus
Binomial name
Notomuraenobathys microcephalus
(Norman, 1937)
Synonyms

Muraenolepis microcephala Norman, 1937

The smallhead moray cod, Notomuraenobathys microcephalus, is a species of eel cod found in the Scotia Sea and around the Antarctic Peninsula and Enderby Coast. This species can be found at depths from 1,976 to 3,040 m (6,480 to 9,970 ft). This species grows to 30 cm (12 in) in total length.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notomuraenobathys microcephalus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  • А В Балушкин; В П Природина (2010). "NOTOMURAENOBATHYS GEN. NOV. НОВЫЙ РОД ПАРКЕТНИКОВЫХ (MURAENOLEPIDIDAE: GADIFORMES) ЮЖНОГО ОКЕАНА". Voprosy ikhtiologii (in Russian). 50 (2): 154–158. ISSN 0042-8752. Wikidata Q100357389.