Melanostomias margaritifer

Melanostomias margaritifer

Fish Reaching Twelve Point Seven Centimeters in the Caribbean Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Melanostomias margaritifer is a species of fish from the family Stomiidae. The species occur in the Caribbean in the Northwest Atlantic. Its maximum length is around 8 cm (3.1 in) and its body is quite long.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Melanostomias
Maximum length: 12.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean, off Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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