Species: Benthodesmus pacificus
North Pacific Frostfish
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Trichiuridae
Genus
Benthodesmus
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Other Bony Fishes
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Perciformes - Trichiuridae - Benthodesmus - , which is now restricted to the Southern Hemisphere (see Nelson et al. 2004).
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Marine
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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