Pinecone fish

Monocentris reedi

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Small
Tropical fish

Monocentris reedi is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Monocentridae. The species is found in the southeastern Pacific near Chile off the Juan Fernández Islands, Nazca Ridge and the Desventuradas Islands, where it lives a demersal lifestyle inhabiting tide pools, caves, and deep rocky reefs at depths of 10 to 250 metres (30 to 820 ft). It grows to lengths of 9.2 to 9.9 cm (3.6 to 3.9 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Roughies and Allies
Family: Monocentridae
Genus: Monocentris
Maximum length: 9.9 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Nazca Ridge, Desventuradas Is. and Juan Fernández Is.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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