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Amarsipus carlsbergi

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Amarsipus carlsbergi, known as the amarsipa, is a small, slender fish and the sole species in the family Amarsipidae and genus Amarsipus, placed in the order Scombriformes though its exact relationships to related fish lineages remain uncertain. It reaches a standard length of about 21.2 centimeters and lives in the equatorial parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans at depths of 30 to 130 meters, a specialized mid-water deep-sea niche. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Amarsipus carlsbergi 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Perciformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Amarsipus carlsbergi
Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
2. Amarsipus (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    2 centimeters and lives in the equatorial parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans at depths of 30 to 130 meters, a specialized mid-water deep-sea niche.
  • present tense, single species living in Indian/Pacific Oceans
View the Source
3. Wikidata: Amarsipus carlsbergi
Child Taxon Of: Perciformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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