Smallfin whiptail

Lucigadus microlepis

Sixteen Centimeters Macrourid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Smallfin whiptail is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 16 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Lucigadus
Maximum length: 16 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: North Fiji Basin, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia and Arafura and Madura seas.

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