Antenna codlet (Bregmaceros atlanticus)

Scientific name: Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886

Antenna codlet (Bregmaceros atlanticus)

The Antenna codlet (Bregmaceros atlanticus) is a marine fish of the family Bregmacerotidae. Native range: Circumtropical. Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-57; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 60; Vertebrae: 49 - 57. The head is of moderate size; eyes large; snout rounded. The first dorsal fin is well separated from the second dorsal fin. The body is brownish above, silvery below.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bregmaceros atlanticus
Family
Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.7
Common length
6.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Circumtropical. Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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