paperbones

Luciosudis normani

Fish Reaching Twenty Point Seven Centimeters in Western Pacific

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Medium

Luciosudis normani, the paperbones, is a species of waryfish found in the ocean depths from 500 to 800 metres (1,600 to 2,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 20.7 centimetres (8.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Notosudidae
Genus: Luciosudis
Maximum length: 20.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumglobal in the temperate and bordering subtropical parts of the southern Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans, subtropical convergence (Ref. 47377 ). Larvae found in the western Indian Ocean northward to about 15°S (Ref. 6602 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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