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Genus Family: Sternoptychidae

Sternoptyx

Species
4
Max Length
6 cm
Max Weight
-
Max Lifespan
-
Avg Trophic
3.38
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Stomiiformes
Family
Sternoptychidae
Genus
Sternoptyx

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
4

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
Least Concern 4

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Chile
3 spp.
New Zealand
3 spp.
South Africa
3 spp.
Australia
3 spp.
Cape Verde
3 spp.
Brazil
3 spp.
Mexico
3 spp.
Benin
2 spp.
Equatorial Guinea
2 spp.
Guinea-Bissau
2 spp.
Namibia
2 spp.
Angola
2 spp.
Mauritania
2 spp.
Portugal
2 spp.
Togo
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
3,676 m