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frostfish (Benthodesmus simonyi)
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Trichiuridae

frostfish

Benthodesmus simonyi

Trichiurid Fish Reaching One Hundred Thirty Centimeters

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Anguilliform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large

frostfish is a marine fish found around North Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 130 cm.

Maximum length
130 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
North Atlantic: off Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, New England (USA), Middle Atlantic Ridges, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Madeira, and Canary Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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