Myopsaron nelsoni

Myopsaron nelsoni

Tropical
Island endemic
Northern Hemisphere
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Myopsaron nelsoni, is a species of sandburrower only known from around the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, where it has been collected at depths of from 51 to 99 metres (167 to 325 ft) over flat, sandy bottoms. This species grows to a length of 3.6 centimetres (1.4 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Myopsaron
Maximum length: 3.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: endemic to Ogasawara Islands, Japan.

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