Bighead portholefish

Margrethia obtusirostra

Gonostomatid Fish of Indo Pacific

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe
North America
South America
Fusiform
Small

Margrethia obtusirostra, the Bighead portholefish, is a bristlemouth of the family Gonostomatidae, found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans, at depths of between 100 and 600 m. Its length is between 5 and 8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Gonostomatidae
Genus: Margrethia
Maximum length: 8.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off Portugal south to Morocco including the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands; off Cape Agulhas, South Africa (Ref. 3991 ). Western Atlantic: Southeastern Florida and Bermuda to Venezuela, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 37039 ). Elsewhere, South Atlantic, tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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