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Polymixiidae

beardfish

Polymixia lowei

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
Maximum length
29.4 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada to New York, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Antilles (Ref. 26340 ) and French Guiana.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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RELATED SPECIES

Pacific beardfish (Polymixia berndti) Pacific beardfishPolymixia berndti Busakhin's beardfish (Polymixia busakhini) Busakhin's beardfishPolymixia busakhini Silver eye (Polymixia japonica) Silver eyePolymixia japonica Longspine Beardfish (Polymixia longispina) Longspine BeardfishPolymixia longispina stout beardfish (Polymixia nobilis) stout beardfishPolymixia nobilis Polymixia fuscaPolymixia fusca Polymixia hollisteraePolymixia hollisterae Black-mouth beardfishPolymixia melanostoma

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