Stethopristes

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Stethopristes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Parazenidae
Subfamily: Cyttopsinae
Genus: Stethopristes
C. H. Gilbert, 1905
Species:
S. eos
Binomial name
Stethopristes eos

Stethopristes eos is a species of zeiform fish found in the Pacific Ocean where it has so far only been recorded from near Chile and near Hawaii. It is known from depths of from 343 to 686 metres (1,125 to 2,251 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.

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