Zugmayer's pearleye

Benthalbella infans

Thirteen Point Eight Centimeters Scopelarchid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Benthalbella is a genus of pearleyes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Scopelarchidae
Genus: Benthalbella
Maximum length: 13.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Absent in the Mediterranean and eastern tropical Pacific. Widespread throughout the Eastern Central Atlantic but recorded mainly between 30°N to 15°N; unknown from the Gulf of Guinea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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