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Austral lightfish (Woodsia meyerwaardeni)
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Ecological Illustration of Austral lightfish (Woodsia meyerwaardeni)
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Phosichthyidae

Austral lightfish

Woodsia meyerwaardeni

Ten Centimeters Phosichthyid Fish of Southwest Pacific

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small

Austral lightfish is a marine fish of South Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 10 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Dragonfishes and Allies
Family
Phosichthyidae
Genus
Woodsia
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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