stout beardfish

Polymixia nobilis

Polymixiid Fish beneath South American Waters

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Fusiform
Medium

Polymixia nobilis, the stout beardfish, is a species of beardfish. This species can grow over 48 centimetres (19 in) TL. The species' dorsal fin has five spines and 34-27 soft rays and 10-13 gill rakers. The habitat of the fish is in the benthic zone.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Beardfishes
Family: Polymixiidae
Genus: Polymixia
Maximum length: 48 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and St. Helena Islands. Western Atlantic: West Indies, Saba Bank, Leeward Islands, off northern coast of Cuba and west of the Bahamas. Reported to occur in the northern coast of South America (Ref. 5217 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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