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Class: Teleostei
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae Barreleyes or spookfishes

Genus: Monacoa

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Dubosc, J.

Tropical to subtropical A
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Monacoa grimaldii (Zugmayer, 1911)

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Monacoa grimaldii
[Mirrorbelly]
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Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Monacoa griseus
[Grey mirrorbelly]
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Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
 
Monacoa niger
[Black mirrorbelly]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Monacoa grimaldii Mirrorbelly Tropical to subtropical A 8 SL 1911
Monacoa griseus Grey mirrorbelly Southwest Pacific 6.4 SL 2016
Monacoa niger Black mirrorbelly Eastern Central Pacific 4.8 SL 2016



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013