Parazen pacificus
| Parazen pacificus | |
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| Parazen pacificus near Puerto Rico in April 2015. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Parazenidae |
| Subfamily: | Parazeninae McAllister, 1968 |
| Genus: | Parazen Kamohara, 1935 |
| Species: | P. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parazen pacificus Kamohara, 1935
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Parazen pacificus, the parazen or slender dory, is a species of zeiform fish found in deep oceanic waters at depths of from 145 to 500 metres (476 to 1,640 ft). This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. This species is the only known member of the genus Parazen.