Pacific beardfish

Polymixia berndti

Polymixiid Fish from Indo Pacific

Polymixia berndti is a species of beardfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Beardfishes
Family: Polymixiidae
Genus: Polymixia
Maximum length: 47.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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