Family : Polymixiidae (Beardfishes)
Order : Polymixiiformes  (Beardfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Silver eye
Fish Name : Polymixia japonica
Max size : 30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 10919)
Environment : bathypelagic ; depth range 160 - 628 m
Climate : deep-water; 40°N - 6°N
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)Distribution : Western Pacific: Sagami Bay, Japan to the East China Sea; Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897). Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 58302).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 4-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-35; Anal spines: 4-4; Anal soft rays: 13-17; Vertebrae: 29-29
Biology : Found in middle to benthic zone with sandy mud bottom (Ref. 11230). Also Ref. 58302
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen. 1993. (Ref. 9137)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses