Monacoa niger
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Opisthoproctidae |
| Genus: | Monacoa |
| Species: | M. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Monacoa niger J. Y. Poulsen, Sado, C. Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016 | |
Monacoa niger, also known as the black mirrorbelly, is a species of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae. It is found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.[1]
Description
This species reaches a length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).[2]
References
- ^ Poulsen, J.Y., T. Sado, C. Hahn, I. Byrkjedal, M. Moku and M. Miya, 2016. Preservation obscures pelagic deep-sea fish diversity: doubling the number of sole-bearing opisthoproctids and resurrection of the genus Monacoa (Opisthoproctidae, Argentiniformes). PLOS ONE 11(8):1-23.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monacoa niger". FishBase. February 2015 version.