Parin's spinyfin

Parin's spinyfin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Diretmidae
Genus: Diretmichthys
Kotlyar, 1990
Species:
D. parini
Binomial name
Diretmichthys parini
(Post & Quéro, 1981)[2]

Parin's spinyfin, Parin's spinyfish, black discfish, black spinyfin, or spiny discfish (Diretmichthys parini)[1] is a spinyfin of the monotypic[3] genus Diretmichthys. Adults are found in oceans at depths of between 500 m to 2100 m. Its length is up to 40 cm.[2]

  1. ^ a b Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Diretmichthys parini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190137A21910485. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190137A21910485.en. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Fishbase.org Retrieved Oct. 19, 2010
  3. ^ Catalogueoflife.org Retrieved Oct. 19, 2010