barreleye

Opisthoproctus soleatus

Snout is translucent

Cross-climate
Temperate
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
Small

barreleye is a marine fish found around Circumglobal in tropical to temperate waters. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 10.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Marine Smelts
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Opisthoproctus
Maximum length: 10.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: western Ireland to Mauritania and from Sierra Leone to Angola (Ref. 6542 ). South China Sea (Ref.74511)
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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