Polymixia berndti is a species of beardfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species grows to a length of 47.5 centimetres (18.7 in) SL.
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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. berndti
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| Binomial name | |
| Polymixia berndti C. H. Gilbert, 1905
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Appearance and anatomy
editThe species has 4-5 dorsal spines and 28-31 dorsal soft rays.[1] It is usually dusky-greenish or silver.
Environment and climate
editPolymixia berndti is found in reef-associated deep water locations in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. The species is also distributed below Australia, north of Japan, and in the aquatic region from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands.[1]
Polymixia berndti has a depth range of 18 – 585 m.
References
edit- ^ a b "Pacific beardfish". Fishbase.org
External links
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Polymixia berndti". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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