Starry Slickhead
Photostylus pycnopterus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Photostylus is a monospecific genus of deepwater maine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the slickheads. The only species in the genus is Photostylus pycnopterus, the starry smooth-head, a species found in all oceans at depths of from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Alepocephaliformes
- Family
- Alepocephalidae
- Genus
- Photostylus