beardfish

Pentanemus quinquarius

Thirty Five Centimeters Polynemid Fish

beardfish is known around Eastern Atlantic as a fish; The species reaches a recorded maximum of 35 cm, and its body is fusiform body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Polynemidae
Genus: Pentanemus
Maximum length: 35 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 57402 ). Also reported from Mauritania (Ref. 10799 ) and Cape Verde (Ref. 27000 ). Reported from Cuba based on a single specimen; no other specimens taken from the western Atlantic (Ref. 57343 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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