Opisthoproctus grimaldii

Mirrorbelly
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Opisthoproctus
Species: O. grimaldii
Binomial name
Opisthoproctus grimaldii
Zugmayer, 1911

Opisthoproctus grimaldii (the mirrorbelly, barreleye, flatiron fish, or Grimaldi's barreleye) is a barreleye of the genus Opisthoproctus, is found in most deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 200 to 4,750 metres (660 to 15,580 ft). It grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.

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