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Multipore Tubeshoulder
Normichthys operosus
The multipore searsid (Normichthys operosus) is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders).
From the article Multipore searsid on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The multipore searsid is maximum 16.4 cm (6.5 in) long and is black or dark brown in colour. Its body is deep and compressed, its head about one-third of body length. It has a simple lateral line and few or no photophores. It has two to four large, and several smaller, open dermal pits behind the upper part of shoulder girdle, with usually at least one pit twice as wide as body scales; these give it the name "multipore".
Range & habitat
The multipore searsid is bathypelagic, living in Atlantic Ocean at depths of 780–5,000 m (2,560–16,400 ft), but rarely going below 1,000 m (3,280 ft), following a 4 °C (39 °F) isotherm and being found near seamounts. It is most concentrated in the waters southwest of Ireland.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 459417.