Juvenile Indian Telescopefish, Gigantura indica
Scientific name: Gigantura indica
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A juvenile Indian Telescopefish trawled from a depth of about 80 m, Coral Sea, east-south-east of Cairns, Queensland, 2 December 2010. The scale bar is 2 mm.
Image: Peter Konstantinidis
© Peter Konstantinidis
© Peter Konstantinidis
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Gigantura
- Species
- indica
A juvenile Indian Telescopefish trawled from a depth of about 80 m, Coral Sea, east-south-east of Cairns, Queensland, 2 December 2010. The scale bar is 2 mm.
Notes
The fish was identified by Peter Konstantinidis (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences). The family Giganturidae contains two species in a single genus (G. indica and G. chuni). Both occur in Australian waters.
