Benthalbella

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Benthalbella
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Benthalbella infans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Scopelarchidae
Genus: Benthalbella
Zugmayer, 1911
Species

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Benthalbella is a genus of pearleyes.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Davis, Matthew P. (2015). "Evolutionary Relationships of the Deep-Sea Pearleyes (Aulopiformes: Scopelarchidae) and a New Genus of Pearleye from Antarctic Waters". Copeia. 103 (1): 64–71. doi: 10.1643/CI-14-139 . S2CID   86731010.