Unicorn cod

Bregmaceros mcclellandi

Nine Point Six Centimeters Bregmacerotid Fish from the Indian Ocean

Unicorn cod is known around Indian Ocean as a fish; The largest recorded length is 9.6 cm, and its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Bregmacerotidae
Genus: Bregmaceros
Maximum length: 9.6 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indian Ocean: confirmed from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Reports from outside this area are most likely misidentifications (A.S. Harold, pers. comm., 18/08/98) and name reported from western Pacific may be a misidentification of B. pseudolanceolatus (Ref. 114229 ).

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