Biology:Monacoa niger

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Short description: Species of fish

Monacoa niger
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Monacoa
Species:
M. niger
Binomial name
Monacoa niger
J. Y. Poulsen, Sado, C. Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016

Monacoa niger, also known as the Black mirrorbelly, is a species of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae. It is found in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean.[1]

This species reaches a length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).[2]

References

  1. Poulsen, J.Y., T. Sado, C. Hahn, I. Byrkjedal, M. Moku and M. Miya, 2016. Preservation obscures pelagic deep-sea fish diversity: doubling the number of sole-bearing opisthoproctids and resurrection of the genus Monacoa (Opisthoproctidae, Argentiniformes). Plos One 11(8):1-23.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Monacoa niger" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q27242240 entry