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Rondeletiidae
redmouth whalefish
Rondeletia loricata
Eleven Centimeters Rondeletiid Fish from Chinese Seas
redmouth whalefish is a marine fish from Worldwide in tropical to temperate seas. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 11 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Rondeletiidae
- Genus
- Rondeletia
- Maximum length
- 11 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Worldwide in tropical to temperate seas. Atlantic Ocean: between 38°N and 40°S; reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462 ). Indian Ocean: between 20°N and 39°S. Pacific Ocean: between 45°N and 42°S. South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

