Thinlip splitfin

Kaperangus microlepis

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium

The thinlip splitfin (Kaperangus microlepis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Synagropidae. It lives around Africa's Atlantic coast at a depth of 50–500 m (160–1,640 ft) and can grow up to 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Synagropidae
Genus: Kaperangus
Maximum length: 16.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: from Mauritania to Namibia.

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