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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 1 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish

Dactylopteriformes

Families
2
Species
14
Max Length
50 cm
Max Weight
1.8 kg
Avg Trophic
3.41
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Dactylopteriformes
Family
Dactylopteridae
Family
Pegasidae

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mozambique
4 spp.
Seychelles
2 spp.
Mauritius
2 spp.
Tanzania
2 spp.
Jamaica
1 spp.
Nicaragua
1 spp.
Spain
1 spp.
United Kingdom
1 spp.
Antigua and Barbuda
1 spp.
Canada
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
1 m
Deepest
565 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
14

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 8
Data Deficient 3