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Genus Family: Sternoptychidae

Argyropelecus

Species
7
Max Length
12 cm
Max Weight
-
Max Lifespan
1 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.21
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Stomiiformes
Family
Sternoptychidae
Genus
Argyropelecus

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
7

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
Least Concern 7

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
6 spp.
Chile
6 spp.
Brazil
5 spp.
New Zealand
5 spp.
Canada
5 spp.
United States
5 spp.
Benin
4 spp.
Gambia
4 spp.
Nigeria
4 spp.
Equatorial Guinea
4 spp.
Togo
4 spp.
Ghana
4 spp.
Papua New Guinea
4 spp.
Guinea-Bissau
4 spp.
Sierra Leone
4 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
3,872 m