Macroparalepis affinis

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Macroparalepis affinis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Macroparalepis
Species:
M. affinis
Binomial name
Macroparalepis affinis
Ege, 1933

Macroparalepis affinis is a species of fish which belongs to the Paralepididae (barracudinas) family. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1933 by Ege [2] [3]

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References

  1. Bannermann, P.; Nunoo, F.; Poss, S.; Russell, B. (2015). "Macroparalepis affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T13485631A15603265. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13485631A15603265.en . Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. Macroparalepis affinis. FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2011 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2011.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Macroparalepis affinis Ege, 1933". marinespecies.org.