North Pacific crestfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Lophotidae |
Genus: | Lophotus |
Species: | L. capellei |
Binomial name | |
Lophotus capellei Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 |
The North Pacific crestfish or unicornfish, Lophotus capellei, is a crestfish of the genus Lophotus, found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, in deep water. Its length is up to 2 m.