Stephanoberyx monae

Stephanoberyx monae
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stephanoberyciformes
Family: Stephanoberycidae
Genus: Stephanoberyx
T. N. Gill, 1883
Species: S. monae
Binomial name
Stephanoberyx monae
T. N. Gill, 1883

Stephanoberyx monae is a species of pricklefish found in the western Atlantic Ocean at depths of from 945 to 4,777 metres (3,100 to 15,673 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.

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