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Benthodesmus simonyi (Steindachner, 1891)

Simony's frostfish
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Common names: Sabre d'argent
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

North Atlantic frostfish, North Atlantic frostfish, Sabre d'argent, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335);  simonyi: Named after Prof. Oskar Simony of Mathematics and Physics, Hochschule für Bodenkultur, Vienna, eclectic and collector (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 200 - 900 m (Ref. 6181).   Deep-water; 72°N - 16°N, 67°W - 20°E (Ref. 6181)

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