Hyperoglyphe perciformis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Centrolophidae
- Genus
- Hyperoglyphe
- Species
- Hyperoglyphe perciformis
- Scientific Name
- Hyperoglyphe perciformis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hyperoglyphe perciformis
Hyperoglyphe perciformis, the barrelfish is a primarily bathypelagic species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Centrolophidae. The barrelfish is found in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. Despite being in the medusafish family, the barrelfish does not associate with jellyfish or other medusae. It is considered a deep-water gamefish.
...Hyperoglyphe perciformis in languages:
- Czech
- medúzovec okounovitý
- English
- Barrelfish
- English
- Black Pilot-fish
- French
- Rouffe des épaves
- Russian
- Атлантический гипероглиф
- Swedish
- svartfening
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