Tetragondacnus spilotus

Tetragondacnus spilotus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Subfamily:
M.E. Anderson & Satria, 2007
Genus:
M.E. Anderson & Satria, 2007
Species:
T. spilotus
Binomial name
Tetragondacnus spilotus
M. E. Anderson & Satria, 2007[2]

Tetragondacnus spilotus is a species of pearlfish found in the Pacific waters off of Sumatra where it has been recovered at a depth of just over 500 metres (1,600 ft).[3] This species is the only known member of its genus.[4]

References

  1. ^ Williams, A. (2020). "Tetragondacnus spilotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135446117A135522877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135446117A135522877.en. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ^ Nicolas Bailly, ed. (2015). "Tetragondacninae Anderson & Satria, 2007". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  3. ^ Anderson, M. E.; Satria, F. (June 2007). "A New Subfamily, Genus, and Species of Pearlfish (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Carapidae) from Deep Water off Indonesia". Species Diversity. 12 (2): 73–82. doi:10.12782/specdiv.12.73 – via ResearchGate.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tetragondacnus spilotus". FishBase. February 2018 version.