Alepisaurus ferox
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Alepisaurus ferox, also known as the long snouted lancetfish, longnose lancetfish, or cannibal fish, is a species of lancetfish found in the ocean depths down to 1,830 m (6,000 ft).[3][4] This species grows to 215 cm (85 in) in total length and a weight of 9 kg (20 lb).
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | Alepisauridae |
Genus: | Alepisaurus |
Species: | A. ferox |
Binomial name | |
Alepisaurus ferox R. T. Lowe, 1833[3] | |
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The appellation cannibal fish stems from discoveries of partially-digested conspecifics in captured specimens.[4]