Multipore searsid

Normichthys operosus

Platytroctid Fish of Coastal Waters

Multipore searsid is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family: Platytroctidae
Genus: Normichthys
Maximum length: 16.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and western part of British Isles to Portugal including Azores Island (northern and western boundaries apparently following the 1,000 m isotherm for 4°C and the southern boundary for 5°C); and from the Canary Islands to Senegal, Gulf of Guinea and Angola (Ref. 4461 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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