Polymixia
Polymixia is the only extant genus of the order Polymixiiformes and the only genus in Polymixiidae. It contains 10 species, all of which live in deepwater marine environments. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, found down to about 800 m (2,600 ft). Most are relatively small fish, although one species is over 40 cm (16 in) in length.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 13 known species
Beardfish
speciesPolymixia lowei
Berndt's Beardfish
speciesPolymixia berndti
Busakhin's Beardfish
speciesPolymixia busakhini
Japanese beardfish
speciesPolymixia japonica
Longspine Beardfish
speciesPolymixia longispina
Atlantic Beardfish
speciesPolymixia nobilis
Polymixia salagomeziensis
speciesPolymixia salagomeziensis
Polymixia sazonovi
speciesPolymixia sazonovi
Polymixia yuri
speciesPolymixia yuri
Polymixia hollisterae
speciesPolymixia hollisterae
Polymixia melanostoma
speciesPolymixia melanostoma
Polymixia carmenae
speciesPolymixia carmenae
Polymixia fusca
speciesPolymixia fusca
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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