Short description: Species of fish

Rhynchactis microthrix

Conservation status

Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Chordata

Class:  |

Actinopterygii

Order:  |

Lophiiformes

Family:  |

Gigantactinidae

Genus:  |

Rhynchactis

Species:  |

R. microthrix

Binomial name
Rhynchactis microthrix

Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998

Rhynchactis microthrix is a species of whipnose angler only known from the western Indian Ocean where it is found at depths of around 2,250 metres (7,380 ft). This species grows to a length of 11.3 centimetres (4.4 in) SL.

## References

* Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rhynchactis microthrix" in FishBase. April 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5303060 entry

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