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Platytroctidae

Leaf searsid

Platytroctes mirus

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Europe
  • Small
Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: single specimen found in the stomach of cod in Denmark Strait (record questionable). Elsewhere, Persian Gulf and Bay of Bengal.
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