Eutelichthys leptochirus is a species of snailfish native to the western Mediterranean Sea where it occurs at depths of from 500 to 700 metres (1,600 to 2,300 ft). This species grows to a length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Eutelichthys leptochirus | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Eutelichthys Tortonese, 1959 |
Species: | E. leptochirus |
Binomial name | |
Eutelichthys leptochirus Tortonese, 1959 | |
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