The North Pacific frostfish, ''Benthodesmus pacificus'', is a cutlassfish of the

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Trichiuridae found in the north

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between

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s 50° N and 30° N at depths of . Its length is up to .

References

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Trichiuridae Fish described in 1970 {{Scombroidei-stub