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Barbourisia rufa

Scientific name: Barbourisia rufa (Parr, 1945)
Popular names: Velvet whalefish, Red whalefish
Danish name: Fløjls-hvalfisk

Family: Barbourisiidae (Velvet whalefishes)

Distribution: Circumglobal
Capture sites:

Depth: 1200 - 2000 meters (bathydemersal)
Max. size: ~ 39 cm