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Monacoa grimaldii

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Mirrorbelly
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M. grimaldii
Binomial name
Monacoa grimaldii
(Zugmayer, 1911)
Synonyms

Opisthoproctus grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911

Monacoa grimaldii, also known as the Mirrorbelly is a species of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae found in most deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 300 to 4,750 metres (980 to 15,580 ft).[1] It has a body length of 10.5cm.

References

  1. ^ Poulsen, J.Y., Sado, T., Hahn, C., Byrkjedal, I., Moku, M. & Miya, M. (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): e0159762.