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Polymixia lowei Günther, 1859

Beardfish
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Suriname country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected between 247.05 and 271.5 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as occurring occasionally at this depth range (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 5217, 13608.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gines, H. and F. Cervigón, 1967
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Polymixiiformes (Beardfishes) > Polymixiidae (Beardfishes)
Etymology: Polymixia: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, myxos = mucus (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 50 - 600 m (Ref. 5217), usually 150 - 600 m (Ref. 5217).   Deep-water; 41°N - 4°N

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