Doublekeeled whalefish

Ditropichthys storeri

Eel from Three Four Zero Zero Meters

Doublekeeled whalefish is a marine fish found around Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 12.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Sawbellies and Allies
Family: Cetomimidae
Genus: Ditropichthys
Maximum length: 12.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: between 41°N-43°S, in the eastern Atlantic it is found south of Canary Islands to east of Ascension Island; in the western Atlantic it is known from the USA to Argentina. Indian Ocean: between 8°N and 19°S. Pacific Ocean: 45°N and 34°S. Distributional gaps in the central south Atlantic, south Indian and various parts of the Pacific are presumably due to inadequate sampling. This species appears to be circumglobal in distribution.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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