Polymixia nobilis
| 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]
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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]
Habitat
[edit]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]
Feeding
[edit]These broadfish are carnivores that consume bony fish, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish.[5]
Reproduction
[edit]P. nobilis lays eggs that develop into pelagic larva.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Polymixia nobilis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Polymixia nobilis". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Many authors (2004). The Encyclopedia of Animals. Welden Owen Inc. p. 493.
- ^ a b "World Register of Marine Species - Polymixia nobilis Lowe, 1838". Marine Species. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ a b c "Shorefishes-The fishes-Species". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Smithsonian. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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