Monacoa griseus

Monacoa griseus
	Holotype
	Top: juvenile; Right: sole pigmentation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Argentiniformes
Family:	Opisthoproctidae
Genus:	Monacoa
Species:	M. griseus
Binomial name
	Monacoa griseus; J. Y. Poulsen, Sado, C. Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016

Monacoa griseus, also known as the grey mirrorbelly, is a species of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae. It is found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.

Description

This species reaches a maximum length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in). Its habitat is based in the southwest Pacific surrounding New Zealand, with some possibility of reaching the water near Australia.

References

↑ Poulsen, J.Y., T. Sado, C. Hahn, I. Byrkjedal, M. Moku and M. Miya, 2016. Preservation obscures pelagic deep-sea fish diversity: doubling the number of sole-bearing opisthoproctids and resurrection of the genus Monacoa (Opisthoproctidae, Argentiniformes). PLOS ONE 11(8):1-23.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monacoa griseus". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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[1] Poulsen, J.Y., T. Sado, C. Hahn, I. Byrkjedal, M. Moku and M. Miya, 2016. Preservation obscures pelagic deep-sea fish diversity: doubling the number of sole-bearing opisthoproctids and resurrection of the genus Monacoa (Opisthoproctidae, Argentiniformes). PLOS ONE 11(8):1-23.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monacoa griseus". FishBase. February 2015 version.