Neglected frostfish

Benthodesmus neglectus

Silver frostfish with black jaws in the deep

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Compressed cross-section
Medium

Neglected frostfish is a marine fish associated with deep water. The available account notes this characteristic: Silver frostfish with black jaws in the deep.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Benthodesmus
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Halmahera and Flores Sea in Indonesia; north of New Guinea.

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