Binocular fish

Winteria telescopa

Opisthoproctid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Binocular fish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Marine Smelts
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Winteria
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea. Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559 ), Australia (Ref. 7300 ), and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Reported from the Hawaiian Archipelago (Ref. 58302 ). Tropical Indian Ocean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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