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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 4 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish

Trachichthyiformes

Families
5
Species
70
Max Length
75 cm
Max Weight
7.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.62
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
8 spp.
Brazil
8 spp.
New Zealand
7 spp.
Portugal
6 spp.
Guinea
5 spp.
Sierra Leone
5 spp.
Guinea-Bissau
5 spp.
South Africa
4 spp.
Australia
4 spp.
Chile
4 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
4,992 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
70

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 44
Data Deficient 17