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New Guinea hairtail

The New Guinea hairtail is a species of cutlassfish which is classified in the monotypic genus Demissolinea. It is known only from the type location Dolak Island off southwestern New Guinea.

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New Guinea hairtail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Subfamily: Trichiurinae
Genus: Demissolinea
Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2003
Species:
D. novaeguineensis
Binomial name
Demissolinea novaeguineensis
Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki, 2003

The New Guinea hairtail (Demissolinea novaeguineensis) is a species of cutlassfish which is classified in the monotypic genus Demissolinea. It is known only from the type location Dolak Island off southwestern New Guinea.1

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