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Class: Teleostei
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Scopelarchidae Pearleyes

Genus: Benthalbella

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Van Noord, J.E.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 26.2 cm TL
Benthalbella dentata (Chapman, 1939)

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Benthalbella dentata
[Northern pearleye]
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Max. Length 35 cm SL
 
Benthalbella elongata
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Benthalbella infans Zugmayer, 1911

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Benthalbella infans
[Zugmayer's pearleye]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific. South Chin
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Benthalbella linguidens (Mead & Böhlke, 1953)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Benthalbella linguidens
[Longfin pearleye]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Benthalbella dentata Northern pearleye Northeast Pacific 26.2 TL 1939
Benthalbella elongata Circumglobal in the south 35 SL 1937
Benthalbella infans Zugmayer's pearleye Atlantic, Indian and Paci 13.8 SL 1911
Benthalbella linguidens Longfin pearleye North Pacific. South Chin 7.8 SL 1953



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