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Polymixia nobilis

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Polymixia nobilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Polymixiiformes
Family: Polymixiidae
Genus: Polymixia
Species:
P. nobilis
Binomial name
Polymixia nobilis

Polymixia nobilis, the stout beardfish, is a species of beardfish. This species can grow over 48 centimetres (19 in) TL.[2] The species' dorsal fin has five spines and 34-27 soft rays and 10-13 gill rakers.[3] The habitat of the fish is in the benthic zone.[4]

Habitat

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P. nobilis lives on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and range from Bermuda to Guyana. gravel and sandy bottoms, preferring soft bottoms and reefs. These bottom feeders live at a depth of 70-800 meters in-shore.[5] These fish contain separate species in the East Atlantic from the West Atlantic Ocean and Bermuda population.[4]

Feeding

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These broadfish are carnivores that consume bony fish, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish.[5]

Reproduction

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P. nobilis lays eggs that develop into pelagic larva.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Polymixia nobilis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Polymixia nobilis". FishBase. April 2012 version.
  3. ^ Many authors (2004). The Encyclopedia of Animals. Welden Owen Inc. p. 493.
  4. ^ a b "World Register of Marine Species - Polymixia nobilis Lowe, 1838". Marine Species. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  5. ^ a b c "Shorefishes-The fishes-Species". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Smithsonian. Retrieved 28 March 2023.