Biology:Polymixia berndti

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Polymixia berndti
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Polymixiiformes
Family: Polymixiidae
Genus: Polymixia
Species:
P. berndti
Binomial name
Polymixia berndti
C. H. Gilbert, 1905

Polymixia berndti is a species of beardfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species grows to a length of 47.5 centimetres (18.7 in) SL.

Appearance and anatomy

The species has 4-5 dorsal spines and 28-31 dorsal soft rays.[1] It is usually dusky-greenish or silver.

Environment and climate

Polymixia berndti is found in reef-associated deep water locations in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. The species is also distributed below Australia, north of Japan, and in the aquatic region from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands.[1]

Polymixia berndti has a depth range of 18 – 585 m.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pacific beardfish". Fishbase.org

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3395634 entry