North Pacific frostfish

North Pacific frostfish
North Pacific frostfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Benthodesmus
Species: B. pacificus
Binomial name
Benthodesmus pacificus
Parin & Becker, 1970

The North Pacific frostfish, Benthodesmus pacificus, is a cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the north Pacific Ocean between latitudes 50° N and 30° N at depths of 100–1,000 metres (330–3,300 ft). Its length is up to 112 centimetres (44 in).

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Benthodesmus pacificus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8