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Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis)
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Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis) specimen
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Stomiidae

Gunther's boafish

Stomias affinis

Stomiid Fish of Chinese Seas

  • Cross-climate
  • Subtropical
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Gunther's boafish is known from Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical waters as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Family
Stomiidae
Genus
Stomias
Maximum length
21.9 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical waters (Ref. 41299 ). Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola. Also across the Atlantic between 0 and 20°N, extending to 35°N and 39°S in the western part (USA to Argentina). South China Sea, East China Sea and waters near to Taiwan (Ref.74511).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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