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Scopelarchidae
Dana pearleye
Scopelarchoides danae
Hermaphroditic body structure
Dana pearleye is a marine fish of Circumglobal. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 12.3 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Scopelarchidae
- Genus
- Scopelarchoides
- Maximum length
- 12.3 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Circumglobal: In tropical to subtropical waters; except Mediterranean Sea. Eastern Central Atlantic: numerous records within the area, all but one are from stations within the Gulf of Guinea (ca 5°N to 11°S and east of 15°W). Western Indian Ocean: numerous records from the Mozambique Channel and off Xai-Xai, Mozambique (Ref. 6601 ). Western Central Pacific: known only from 2 adult specimens, one collected from near New Caledonia and one from near the Marquesas (Ref. 40783 ). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

