Stephanoberycidae

Abyssoberyx levisquamosus

Abyssoberyx levisquamosus

Dwelling nearly six thousand meters down in the Mariana Trench

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Fusiform
• Medium

Abyssoberyx is a genus of pricklefish containing the single species Abyssoberyx levisquamosus. It is found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean at depths from 4,480 to 4,565 metres (14,698 to 14,977 ft), and in the Mariana Trench up to 5,961 metres (19,557 ft).