Bigeye frostfish

Benthodesmus macrophthalmus

A big eyed long fish of the Indo Pacific depths

Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Compressed cross-section
Medium

Bigeye frostfish is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: A big eyed long fish of the Indo Pacific depths.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Benthodesmus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Timor, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia,

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