Bellottia apoda

Bellottia apoda

Bythitid Fish from Western Atlantic

Subtropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Fusiform
Small

Bellottia apoda is a marine fish of Mediterranean Sea and subtropical Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 6.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Bellottia
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea and subtropical Eastern Atlantic: Greece, Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, south Portugal and off Madeira (Ref. 4758 , Ref. 13359 ). Also one specimen from 29°50.2'N, 28°29.8'W (Ref. 4758 ). Subtropical western Atlantic specimens may be this species (Ref. 34024 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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