constellationfish

Valenciennellus tripunctulatus

Three Point One Centimeters Sternoptychid Fish from Chinese Seas

Cross-climate
Temperate
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
North America
Fusiform
Small

constellationfish is a marine fish of Worldwide in tropical to temperate waters. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 3.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Valenciennellus
Maximum length: 3.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Worldwide in tropical to temperate waters (Ref. 37039 ). Eastern Atlantic: scattered records in Iceland, Ireland, Mediterranean Sea, also from Portugal southward to Namibia. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27768 ). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Eastern Pacific: California Current region (Ref. 35838 ). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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