Nezumia toi

Nezumia toi
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Nezumia
Species: N. toi
Binomial name
Nezumia toi
McCann & McKnight, 1980

Nezumia toi is a rattail of the family Macrouridae, found only in New Zealand at depths of about 950 m. Its length is about 15 cm.

References

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