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 Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 18 - 585 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

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

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 10919)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 4 - 5; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 28 - 31; Espinas anales: 4; Radios blandos anales: 14 - 16. Dusky greenish above, silvery below; caudal dusky (Ref. 6624).

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 October 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)