| Family: |
Bregmacerotidae (Codlets) |
| Max. size: |
7.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range - 350 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: southeast Caribbean (Ref. 4496). Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Namibia; reported from the Cape, South Africa (Ref. 4096). Mediterranean Sea: Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 85575). Indian Ocean and tropical western Pacific to Fiji (Ref. 4496).
The species has been misidentified as Bregmaceros atlanticus in all previous reports in the Mediiterranean Sea before 2017 (Ref. 85575). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 42-56; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 42-55; Vertebrae: 47-52. Body is elongate, yellowish-white with a brownish stripe along each side of the back. |
| Biology: |
Neritic, probably undergo vertical migration. Migrates into and out of anoxic water on a diurnal basis. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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