Pale Deepsea Lizardfish, Bathysauroides gigas (Kamohara 1952)
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Pale Deepsea Lizardfish, Bathysauroides gigas (Kamohara 1952)
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Distribution |
Off Dampier, WA (19º17´–18º23´S) and off Raine Island (11º35´S) to northwest of Townsville, QLD (17°57'S); tropical, west Pacific (Japan). |
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Species Citation |
Bathysaurops gigas Kamohara, 1952, Repts Kôchi Univ., Nat. Sci. 3: 14, fig. 11. Type locality: Mimase, Kochi, Japan. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Pale Deepsea Lizardfish, Bathysauroides gigas (Kamohara 1952)
References
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