Monacoa grimaldii, also known as the mirrorbelly, barreleye, Grimaldi's barreleye, and flatiron fish,[1][2] is a species of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae.[1][2][3][4] Different sources express different views on its distribution. According to Poulsen and colleagues, it is known with certainty only from the Atlantic Ocean, with records from the Pacific Ocean representing other Monacoa species.[4] However, FishBase and Catalog of Fishes include the Pacific, and in the case of the latter, the Indian Ocean in its range.[3][2] It is typically mesopelagic, but it has been recorded from depths of 0 to 4,750 metres (0 to 15,584 ft). It has a body length of 8 cm (3.1 in) SL.[2]

Mirrorbelly
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Monacoa
Species:
M. grimaldii
Binomial name
Monacoa grimaldii
(Zugmayer, 1911)
Synonyms

Opisthoproctus grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911

References

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  1. ^ a b c Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Opisthoproctus grimaldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18140829A21406957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18140829A21406957.en. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monacoa grimaldii". FishBase. February 2022 version.
  3. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Monacoa grimaldii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b Poulsen, Jan Yde; Sado, Tetsuya; Hahn, Christoph; Byrkjedal, Ingvar; Moku, Masatoshi & Miya, Masaki (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): e0159762. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1159762P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159762. PMC 4980007. PMID 27508419.