Thaumatichthys axeli
Thaumatichthys axeli (Bruun, 1953)
Also calledbřichatec Axelův (ces) · ビックリアンコウ (jpn)
First described in: Bruun, A. F. 1953. Dybhavets dyreliv. In: Galatheas jordomsejling 1950-1952 (<Unspecified Agent>, ed.), : 153-192.
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description
To 36.5 cm (14.4 in) SL. Two known specimens: one from Patton escarpment, well off southern California; the other from 9 ° 23 ’ N, 87 ° 32 ’ W. Both specimens from deep water; the southern California fish was taken in an otter trawl at 3,578 – 3,671 m (11,736 – 12,041 ft), the second fish in a herring otter trawl at 3,570 m (11,710 ft). All in Bertelsen and Struhsaker (1977).
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2415130.