Monacoa griseus
Monacoa griseus, also known as the Grey mirrorbelly, is a species of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae. It is found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Monacoa griseus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Opisthoproctidae |
| Genus: | Monacoa |
| Species: | M. griseus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monacoa griseus J. Y. Poulsen, Sado, C. Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016 | |
This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[2]
References
- Poulsen, J.Y., T. Sado, C. Hahn, I. Byrkjedal, M. Moku and M. Miya, 2016. Preservation obscures pelagic deep-sea fish diversity: doubling the number of sole-bearing opisthoproctids and resurrection of the genus Monacoa (Opisthoproctidae, Argentiniformes). Plos One 11(8):1-23.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Monacoa griseus" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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