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The two currently recognized extant species in this genus are: [5] Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960 (short-snouted lancetfish) Alepisaurus ferox R. T. Lowe, 1833 (long-snouted lancetfish) The anatomic difference between the two species is the shape of the snout, which is long and pointed in A. ferox, and slightly shorter in A. brevirostris.
Alepisaurus ferox, also known as the long snouted lancetfish, longnose lancetfish, or cannibal fish, is a species of lancetfish found in the ocean depths down to 1,830 m (6,000 ft). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This species grows to 215 cm (85 in) in total length and a weight of 9 kg (20 lb).
Although the closest living relatives of Cimolichthys are lancetfish and lizardfish, the living animals would have resembled very large pikes. They could grow up to 1.5 to 2.0 metres (4.9 to 6.6 ft) meters long. Their bodies were covered by large, heavy scutes. Typical of this species are narrow lower jaws with several series of teeth.
Alepisaurus paronai is an extinct species of lancetfish known from a fossil skull found in Middle Miocene-aged strata in Piedmont, Italy.The skull is very similar in anatomy and dimensions to that of the extant long-snouted lancetfish. [1]
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The field of social contagion has been repeatedly criticized for lacking a clear and widely accepted definition, even though any area of research is marked by definitional variation, and for sometimes involving work that does not distinguish between contagion and other forms of social influence, like command and compliance, or from the ...
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