Image: Longnose Lancetfish - head
Head and anterior region of the dorsal fin of a Longnose Lancetfish found by Stan Fenton, washed up on Blinky beach, Lord Howe Island, August 2012. The fish is now registered in the fish collection (I.46137-001).
- Photographer:
- Jimmy Maher
- Rights:
- © Jimmy Maher
Additional information
The dorsal fin origin is positioned above the rear margin of the operculum. It's anterior rays are long. The snout is longer than the aptly named Shortnose-Lancetish (at least 40% HL vs. less than 40% HL).
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Alepisaurus ferox, Longnose Lancetfish, Alepisauridae,
