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Spotted greeneye (Chlorophthalmus punctatus)
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Chlorophthalmidae

Spotted greeneye

Chlorophthalmus punctatus

Fish Reaching Twenty Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

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  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Spotted greeneye is a marine fish found around Southeast Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 20 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lizardfishes and Allies
Family
Chlorophthalmidae
Genus
Chlorophthalmus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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