Polymixia nobilis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Polymixiiformes |
Family: | Polymixiidae |
Genus: | Polymixia |
Species: | P. nobilis
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Binomial name | |
Polymixia nobilis
R. T. Lowe, 1838
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Polymixia nobilis, the stout beardfish, is a species of beardfish. This species can grow over 48 centimetres (19 in) TL. [2] The species' dorsal fin has five spines and 34-27 soft rays and 10-13 gill rakers. [3] The habitat of the fish is in the benthic zone. [4]
P. nobilis lives on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and range from Bermuda to Guyana. gravel and sandy bottoms, preferring soft bottoms and reefs. These bottom feeders live at a depth of 70-800 meters in-shore. [5] These fish contain separate species in the East Atlantic from the West Atlantic Ocean and Bermuda population. [4]
These broadfish are carnivores that consume bony fish, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. [5]
P. nobilis lays eggs that develop into pelagic larva. [5]
Polymixia nobilis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Polymixiiformes |
Family: | Polymixiidae |
Genus: | Polymixia |
Species: | P. nobilis
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Binomial name | |
Polymixia nobilis
R. T. Lowe, 1838
[1]
|
Polymixia nobilis, the stout beardfish, is a species of beardfish. This species can grow over 48 centimetres (19 in) TL. [2] The species' dorsal fin has five spines and 34-27 soft rays and 10-13 gill rakers. [3] The habitat of the fish is in the benthic zone. [4]
P. nobilis lives on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and range from Bermuda to Guyana. gravel and sandy bottoms, preferring soft bottoms and reefs. These bottom feeders live at a depth of 70-800 meters in-shore. [5] These fish contain separate species in the East Atlantic from the West Atlantic Ocean and Bermuda population. [4]
These broadfish are carnivores that consume bony fish, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. [5]
P. nobilis lays eggs that develop into pelagic larva. [5]