Biology:Melanostomias margaritifer

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Melanostomias margaritifer
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Melanostomias
Species:
M. margaritifer
Binomial name
Melanostomias margaritifer
Regan & Trewavas, 1930[1]

Melanostomias margaritifer is a species of fish from the family Stomiidae. The species occur in the Caribbean in the Northwest Atlantic. Its maximum length is around 8 cm (3.1 in) and its body is quite long. This pelagic-oceanic fish can be found 70 to 100 m (230 to 330 ft) below the water surface.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q522553 entry