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Plainchin dreamarm (Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis)
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Plainchin dreamarm (Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis) specimen
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Oneirodidae

Plainchin dreamarm

Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis

Parasitic Males Trail Narrow Pectoral Lobes

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small

Plainchin dreamarm is a marine fish of North Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 0.8 cm.

Maximum length
0.8 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
North Atlantic: including Canada. Also Pacific Ocean.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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