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Class: Teleostei
Order: Polymixiiformes
Family: Polymixiidae Beardfishes

Genus: Polymixia

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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 47.5 cm SL
Polymixia berndti Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Polymixia berndti
[Pacific beardfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
 
Polymixia busakhini
[Busakhin's beardfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.9 cm SL
 
Polymixia carmenae
[Brazilian beardfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
 
Polymixia fusca
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Polymixia japonica Günther, 1877

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Polymixia japonica
[Silver eye]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
Polymixia longispina Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983

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Polymixia longispina
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 29.4 cm TL
Polymixia lowei Günther, 1859

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Polymixia lowei
[Beardfish]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Polymixia nobilis Lowe, 1836

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Polymixia nobilis
[Stout beardfish]
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Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
 
Polymixia salagomeziensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.2 cm SL
 
Polymixia sazonovi
[]
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Max. Length 18.8 cm SL
 
Polymixia yuri
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Polymixia berndti Pacific beardfish Indo-Pacific 47.5 SL 1905
Polymixia busakhini Busakhin's beardfish Indo-West Pacific. 20.3 SL 1992
Polymixia carmenae Brazilian beardfish Southwestern Atlantic 20.9 SL 2024
Polymixia fusca Indian Ocean. 23.5 SL 1970
Polymixia japonica Silver eye Western Pacific 30 SL 1877
Polymixia longispina Northeast Pacific 14.2 SL 1983
Polymixia lowei Beardfish Western Atlantic 29.4 TL 1859
Polymixia nobilis Stout beardfish Eastern Atlantic 48 TL 1836
Polymixia salagomeziensis Southeast Pacific 19.7 SL 1991
Polymixia sazonovi Northwest Pacific. 25.2 SL 1992
Polymixia yuri Southeast Pacific 18.8 SL 1982



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