Polymetme corythaeola: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Stomiiformes
- Family
- Phosichthyidae
- Genus
- Polymetme
- Species
- Polymetme corythaeola
- Scientific Name
- Polymetme corythaeola
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rendezvous fish
The rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola) is a species of fish in the family Phosichthyidae (lightfish).
Its specific name is derived from the Greek κόρυθος (korythos, "helmet"); and αἰόλος (aiolos, "glittering").
...Polymetme corythaeola in languages:
- Czech
- světelník tmavohřbetý
- English
- Rendezvous Fish
- Japanese
- ギンハダカ
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