Polymixia

Polymixia
Stout Beardfish, (P. nobilis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Polymixiiformes
D. E. Rosen & Patterson, 1969
Family: Polymixiidae
Genus: Polymixia

Polymixia is the only extant genus of the order Polymixiiformes and the only genus in Polymixiidae. It contains 10 species, all of which live in deepwater marine environments.[1] They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, found down to about 800 m (2,600 ft). Most are relatively small fish, although one species is over 40 cm (16 in) in length.[2]

Classification

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Polymixia berndti C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Pacific beardfish)
  • Polymixia busakhini Kotlyar, 1993 (Busakhin's beardfish)
  • Polymixia fusca Kotthaus, 1970
  • Polymixia japonica Günther, 1877 (Silver eye)
  • Polymixia longispina S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1983
  • Polymixia lowei Günther, 1859 (Beardfish)
  • Polymixia nobilis R. T. Lowe, 1838 (Stout beardfish)
  • Polymixia salagomeziensis Kotlyar, 1991
  • Polymixia sazonovi Kotlyar, 1992
  • Polymixia yuri Kotlyar, 1982

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Polymixia in FishBase. February 2017 version.
  2. ↑ Paxton, John R. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N., eds. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
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