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Polymixia berndti Gilbert, 1905

Pacific beardfish
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Mauritius country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 33390.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://ncb.intnet.mu/fishco/index.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Baissac, J. de B., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Beardfish, Berndt's beardfish, 短须须鳂, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Polymixiiformes (Beardfishes) > Polymixiidae (Beardfishes)
Etymology: Polymixia: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, myxos = mucus (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 18 - 585 m (Ref. 58302).   Deep-water

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to Japan, south to Australia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 10919)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 4 - 5; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 28 - 31; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 4; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 14 - 16. Dusky greenish above, silvery below; caudal dusky (Ref. 6624).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Benthic (Ref. 58302). Inhabits sandy and muddy areas (Ref. 9137).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Polymixiidae. p. 432. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6624)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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