''Polymixia berndti'' is a species of
beardfish
The beardfishes consist of a single extant genus, '' Polymixia'', of deep-sea marine ray-finned fish named for their pair of long hyoid barbels. They are classified in their own order Polymixiiformes . But as Nelson says, "few groups have been s ...
found in the
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
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and
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
s. This species grows to a length of
SL.
Appearance and anatomy
The species'' ''has 4-5 dorsal spines and 28-31 dorsal soft rays.
It is usually dusky-greenish or silver.
Environment and climate
''Polymixia berndti'' is found in reef-associated deep water locations in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. The species is also distributed below Australia, north of Japan, and in the aquatic region from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands.
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''Polymixia berndti ''has a depth range of 18 – 585 m.
References
External links
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Polymixiiformes
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