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Ophidiidae

Monomitopus pallidus

Monomitopus pallidus

Ophidiid Fish beneath Chinese Seas

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Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium

Monomitopus pallidus is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 20.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Monomitopus
Maximum length: 20.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: East China Sea and off the Philippines.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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