''Rhynchactis microthrix'' is a species of
whipnose angler
The whipnose anglers are a family, Gigantactinidae, of deep-sea anglerfishes. The family name is derived from the Greek words ''gigas'', meaning "big", and ''aktis'', meaning "ray". They are distinguished by the presence of a remarkably long lure ...
only known from the western
Indian Ocean where it is found at depths of around . This species grows to a length of
SL.
References
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microthrix
The ''Acidimicrobiia'' are a class of Actinomycetota, in which three families, eight genera, and nine species have been described, ''Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans'' is the type species of the order.
Phylogeny
Taxonomy
The currently accepted tax ...
Taxa named by Theodore Wells Pietsch III
Fish described in 1998
Fish of the Indian Ocean
Taxa named by Erik Bertelsen
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