Margrethia obtusirostra
Encyclopedia
Margrethia obtusirostra is a bristlemouth of the family
Gonostomatidae
, found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific
and Atlantic oceans, at depths of between 100 and 600 m. Its length is between 5 and 8 cm.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Gonostomatidae
Gonostomatidae
Gonostomatidae is a family of deep-water marine fish, commonly named bristlemouths, lightfishes or anglemouths. It is a relatively small family, containing only eight known genera and 32 species...
, found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
and Atlantic oceans, at depths of between 100 and 600 m. Its length is between 5 and 8 cm.