Matsubaraea is a monotypic genus of ray-finned fish from the family Hemerocoetidae. The only species in the genus, Matsubaraea fusiforme is found in the western Pacific in the waters around Japan, Thailand and the Philippines on sandy substrates. It feeds on mysids. The generic name honours the Japanese ichthyologist Shinnosuke Matsubara who was director of Imperial Fisheries in Tokyo.[2]
| Matsubaraea | |
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| Matsubaraea fusiforme | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Hemerocoetidae |
| Genus: | Matsubaraea Iw. Taki, 1953 |
| Species: | M. fusiforme
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| Binomial name | |
| Matsubaraea fusiforme | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Matsubaraea fusiforme (Fowler, 1943)". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Matsubaraea fusiforme". FishBase. February 2018 version.
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