Persparsia kopua

Persparsia kopua
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Platytroctidae
Genus: Persparsia
A. E. Parr, 1951
Species: P. kopua
Binomial name
Persparsia kopua
(Phillipps, 1942)

Persparsia kopua, the Spangled tubeshoulder, is a species of tubeshoulder found around the world in the southern hemisphere (apart from South America) between latitudes 30° S and 50° S and at depths of 700 to 1,500 metres (2,300 to 4,900 ft). Its length is up to 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. Persparsia kopua is a mesopelagic species.

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