They are deep-water fishes, only living below 1,000 metres (3,300 ft),[1] and have been found down to 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). It is thought that they are bathypelagic (deep ocean dwelling) or benthic (bottom dwelling) as they are known to eat crabs.
Their common name derives from the large spiny form of their scales in some species.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abPaxton, John R. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 163. ISBN0-12-547665-5.
Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Stephanoberycidae" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Merrett, N. R. and J. A. Moore. 2005. A new genus and species of deep demersal fish (Teleostei: Stephanoberycidae) from the tropical eastern North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology 67:1699–1710.
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stephanoberycidae, pricklefishes, family, fishes, order, stephanoberyciformes, pricklefishes, stephanoberyx, monae, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, actinopterygii, order, beryciformes, family, gill, 18. Stephanoberycidae the pricklefishes are a family of fishes in the order Stephanoberyciformes Pricklefishes Stephanoberyx monae Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Beryciformes Family StephanoberycidaeT N Gill 1884 Genera Abyssoberyx Acanthochaenus Malacosarcus Stephanoberyx They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and to the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa They are deep water fishes only living below 1 000 metres 3 300 ft 1 and have been found down to 5 000 metres 16 000 ft It is thought that they are bathypelagic deep ocean dwelling or benthic bottom dwelling as they are known to eat crabs Their common name derives from the large spiny form of their scales in some species 1 References edit a b Paxton John R 1998 Paxton J R Eschmeyer W N eds Encyclopedia of Fishes San Diego Academic Press p 163 ISBN 0 12 547665 5 Froese Rainer and Daniel Pauly eds 2012 Stephanoberycidae in FishBase October 2012 version Merrett N R and J A Moore 2005 A new genus and species of deep demersal fish Teleostei Stephanoberycidae from the tropical eastern North Atlantic Journal of Fish Biology 67 1699 1710 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephanoberycidae amp oldid 1010448311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
