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bigeye lightfish (Woodsia nonsuchae)
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Ecological Illustration of bigeye lightfish (Woodsia nonsuchae)
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Phosichthyidae

bigeye lightfish

Woodsia nonsuchae

Twelve Centimeters Phosichthyid Fish from New Zealand Waters

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small

bigeye lightfish is a marine fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.

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