Parin's spinyfin

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

Parin's spinyfin
Scientific 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)
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