Parazen pacificus

Parazen pacificus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Parazenidae
Subfamily: Parazeninae
McAllister, 1968
Genus: Parazen
Kamohara, 1935
Species:
P. pacificus
Binomial name
Parazen pacificus
Kamohara, 1935

Parazen pacificus, the parazen, is a species of zeiform fish found in deep oceanic waters at depths of from 145 to 500 metres (476 to 1,640 ft). This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. This species is the only known member of the genus Parazen.

  1. ^ Moore, J.; Cobián Rojas, D.; Espinosa-Perez, H.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Vega-Cendejas, M. (2019). "Parazen pacificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190352A20683373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190352A20683373.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.