Megalomycter teevani

The Megalomycter teevani lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 1647 - 1647 m environment.

Megalomycter teevani on Fish Mapper TSN 649629 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Megalomycter teevani, still retains the vertically angled mouth of its former self and traces of pelvic fins, which the larval tapetails have but the adult bignoses don't. It's eponymous big nose is only half-grown. More

Common names

蒂氏大吻魚 in Mandarin Chinese
蒂氏大吻魚 in Unknown
蒂氏大吻鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
蒂氏大吻鱼 in Unknown

Order : Cetomimiformes
Family : Megalomycteridae
Genus : Megalomycter
Species : Megalomycter teevani
Authority : Myers & Freihofer 1966