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The '''little pineapple fish''', ''Sorosichthys ananassa'', is a small [[slimehead]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Trachichthyidae]], the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Sorosichthys''''', found in the eastern [[Indian Ocean]], on the [[continental shelf]] of the southwestern coasts of [[Western Australia]] and [[South Australia]], at depths of between 50 and 70 [[metre|m]]. Its length is up to about 8 [[centimetre|cm]]it got its name from its looks. |
The '''little pineapple fish''', ''Sorosichthys ananassa'', is a small [[slimehead]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Trachichthyidae]], the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Sorosichthys''''', found in the eastern [[Indian Ocean]], on the [[continental shelf]] of the southwestern coasts of [[Western Australia]] and [[South Australia]], at depths of between 50 and 70 [[metre|m]]. Its length is up to about 8 [[centimetre|cm]]Another fact is it got its name from its looks. |
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The little pineapple fish, Sorosichthys ananassa, is a small slimehead of the family Trachichthyidae, the only member of the genus Sorosichthys, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, on the continental shelf of the southwestern coasts of Western Australia and South Australia, at depths of between 50 and 70 m. Its length is up to about 8 cmAnother fact is it got its name from its looks.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sorosichthys ananassa". FishBase. May 2006 version.