Dicrolene tristis

(Dicrolene tristis)

Description

Dicrolene tristis is a ray-finned fish species from the family of cusk eels from the western Pacific, from Japan south to the Philippines. It is a marine, bathydemersal species with a depth range 560–990 metres (1,840–3,250 ft). It os oviparous laying its eggs in a gelatinous floating mass.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Family:Ophidiidae
Genus:Dicrolene
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