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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Polymixiiformes |
| Family: | Polymixiidae |
| Genus: | Polymixia |
| Species: | P. nobilis
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| Polymixia nobilis R. T. Lowe, 1838 [1]
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Habitat edit
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 edit
These broadfish are carnivores that consume bony fish, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish.[5]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ "Polymixia nobilis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Polymixia nobilis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Many authors (2004). The Encyclopedia of Animals. Welden Owen Inc. p. 493.
- ^ a b "World Register of Marine Species - Polymixia nobilis Lowe, 1838". Marine Species. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ a b c "Shorefishes-The fishes-Species". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Smithsonian. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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