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Constellationfish

Valenciennellus tripunctulatus

Classification

Valenciennellus is a genus of marine hatchetfishes. They are commonly known as constellationfishes. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Valenciennellus carlsbergi Bruun, 1931 Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark (sv), 1871) (Constellationfish) Fossils of constellationfishes are known since the Early Eocene, more than 40 million years ago.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 3United States of America · 3United Kingdom · 2Iceland · 1