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Carapidae

Messmate fish

Echiodon rendahli

Long filament hangs from head

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Small
Temperate fish

Messmate fish is a marine fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Echiodon
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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