Polymixia nobilis
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| Polymixia nobilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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.[3] The species' dorsal fin has five spines and 34-27 soft rays and 10-13 gill rakers.[4] The habitat of the fish is in the benthic zone.[5]
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.[6] These fish contain separate species in the East Atlantic from the West Atlantic Ocean and Bermuda population.[5]