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Persparsia kopua

(Phillipps, 1942)

Spangled Tubeshoulder

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About

Habitat

Pelagic-oceanic

Depth

700–1500 m

Max size

14 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Alepocephaliformes

Family

Platytroctidae

Where to find it

occasional

New Zealand (South Island)

Other species in Platytroctidae

Normichthys yahganorum

Cloaked Tubeshoulder

Normichthys herringi

Holtbyrnia latifrons

Streaklight Tubeshoulder

Mentodus perforatus

Largepore Tubeshoulder

Holtbyrnia intermedia

Mentodus bythios

Pectinantus parini

Maulisia argipalla

Palegold Searsid