Phyllorhinichthys micractis

Phyllorhinichthys micractis

Fish Reaching Twelve Centimeters in Western Atlantic

Phyllorhinichthys micractis is a marine fish from Eastern Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Oneirodidae
Genus: Phyllorhinichthys
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: 2 records of which holotype, Off Guadalupe Island, Mexico (29°16'30"-29°35'30"N, 118°11'30"-118°18'30"W). North-eastern Atlantic: 1 record (56°N, 26°W). Central-western Atlantic: 1 record in Sargasso Sea. Indian Ocean: 1 record.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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