Monacoa

Monacoa
Monacoa grimaldii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Monacoa
Whitley, 1943
Type species
Opisthoproctus grimaldii
Zugmayer, 1911

Monacoa is a genus of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae[1] found in Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.[2] They are also known as long-nosed mirrorbellies[2] or simply mirrorbellies, in reference to the bioluminescent organ in their intestines.[3] The largest species, Monacoa grimaldii, can grow to 8 cm (3.1 in) standard length.[4]

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  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159762. PMC 4980007. PMID 27508419.
  3. ^ Robin Meadows (August 10, 2016). "Two new species of deep-sea fish may communicate with light shining from their bellies]". PLOS RESEARCH NEWS. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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