Melanostomias stewarti

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Melanostomias stewarti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Melanostomias
Species:
M. stewarti
Binomial name
Melanostomias stewarti
Fowler, 1934 [1]

Melanostomias stewarti is a species of fish that inhabits bathypelagic marine environments in the Philippines. It's also found in the Pacific Ocean. [2]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Melanostomias stewarti Fowler, 1934". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. "Melanostomias stewarti". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-27.