Gigantactis kreffti Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg 1981

Gigantactis kreffti. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Gigantactis kreffti in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Aug 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4950
Gigantactis kreffti Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg 1981
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Distribution |
Recorded from off Tasmania. |
Etymology |
The species is named for Gerhard Krefft of the Institut für Seefischereei, Hamburg, whose "interest and energy established an important ichthyological resource that has immensely expanded our knowledge of the deep-sea fauna." |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |