Spinyfin
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| Spinyfins | |
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| File:Diretmus argenteus.jpg | |
| Silver spinyfin, Diretmus argenteus. from plate 45 of Oceanic Ichthyology by George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean, published 1896 | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Suborder: | Anoplogastroidei |
| Family: | Diretmidae T. N. Gill, 1896 |
| Genera[1] | |
Spinyfins are a family, Diretmidae (from Ancient Greek δι- (di-), meaning "two", and ἐρετμός (eretmós), meaning "oar"), of trachichthyiform fishes. They are found worldwide in deep waters, as deep as 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[2]
As the common name implies, spinyfins have heavy spines along their fins. They have deep, compressed bodies, and almost vertically aligned mouths. They are dark silver in colour, and reach up to 37 cm (15 in) in length.[2]
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