Winged spookfish

Dolichopteryx parini

Opisthoproctid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Winged spookfish is a marine fish from North Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 21.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Marine Smelts
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Dolichopteryx
Maximum length: 21.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: North Pacific: southern Bering Sea to Honshu, Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk and southern British Columbia, Canada.

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