Smallscale codlet (Bregmaceros nectabanus)

Scientific name: Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941

Smallscale codlet (Bregmaceros nectabanus)

The Smallscale codlet (Bregmaceros nectabanus) is a marine fish of the family Bregmacerotidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 42-56; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 42 - 55; Vertebrae: 47 - 52. Body is elongate, yellowish-white with a brownish stripe along each side of the back.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bregmaceros nectabanus
Family
Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.6
Depth range
350 m (1148 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; non-migratory; depth range ? - 350 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Namibia; reported from the Cape, South Africa. Western Atlantic: southeast Caribbean. Indian Ocean and tropical western Pacific to Fiji.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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