Neocaristius heemstrai

Neocaristius heemstrai

Caristiid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium

Neocaristius heemstrai is a species of fish in the family Caristiidae, the manefishes. It is native to the oceans of the southern hemisphere where it is known to occur at depths of from 420 to 1,360 metres (1,380 to 4,460 ft). This species grows to a length of 11.8 centimetres (4.6 in) SL. This fish was first described in 2006 and was moved to a monotypic genus of its own, Neocaristius, in 2011.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Caristiidae
Genus: Neocaristius
Maximum length: 19.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere: from the southern Indian Ocean (off the coast of Africa); South Pacific (off the coasts of Tasmania and New Zealand); South Atlantic.

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