| Microstomatidae | |
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| Slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Suborder: | Argentinoidei |
| Family: | Microstomatidae |
| Genera | |
The Microstomatidae (pencil smelts) are a family of marine smelts native to the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Microstomatidae" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- "Microstomatidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 March 2006.
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