Pacific beardfish
Polymixia berndti
- Usual depth183–550 m
- Water temperature17–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Polymixia berndti is a species of beardfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species grows to a length of 47.5 centimetres (18.7 in) SL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Polymixia berndti”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 35 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 24 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 20 records
- November: 42 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 183–550 m · Deepest record: 2,092.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pacific beardfish, Berndt's Beardfish, Berndt’s Beardfish, Deepsea moi, Pacific Beardfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Aramegimme, アラメギンメ
- Simplified Chinese
- 短鬚鬚鰃, 貝氏鬚銀眼鯛, 銀眼鯛
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 282 open-data records from 1905 to 2011.
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