Pelagic basslet | |
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Drawing by Tony Ayling | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Howellidae |
Genus: | Howella |
Species: | H. brodiei |
Binomial name | |
Howella brodiei J. D. Ogilby, 1899 |
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The pelagic basslet, Howella brodiei, is an oceanic basslet native to the Indo-Pacific, where it occurs at depths from 100 to 1,829 m (328 to 6,001 ft). This species is an openwater fish, staying deeper (below 305 m (1,001 ft)) during the day and moving to shallower waters. This species can reach 7.6 cm (3.0 in) in TL.