Winteria telescopa
| Winteria telescopa | |
|---|---|
| Binocular fish (Winteria telescopa) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Opisthoproctidae |
| Genus: | Winteria A. B. Brauer, 1901 |
| Species: | W. telescopa
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| Binomial name | |
| Winteria telescopa A. B. Brauer, 1901
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Winteria telescopa, the binocular fish, or jelly-faced spookfish,[1] is a species of barreleye found in oceans around the world at depths from 400 to 2,500 metres (1,300 to 8,200 ft). This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. Unlike most barreleyes, this fish has more forward-facing eyes, but it still has the dome.[2]
The fish was featured in the documentary series The Blue Planet.
References
- ^ Flannery, Tim; Schouten, Peter (2004). Astonishing Animals: Extraordinary Creatures and the Fantastic Worlds They Inhabit. New York: Grove/Atlantic Monthly Press. p. 187. ISBN 9780802194176.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (November 1994). "Fishbase as a tool for comparing the life history patterns of flatfish". Netherlands Journal of Sea Research. 32 (3–4): 235–239. doi:10.1016/0077-7579(94)90001-9. ISSN 0077-7579.