Image Bank - Fishes
Smallscale Tubeshoulder
Reference |
IB0913 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Tubeshoulders - PLATYTROTIDAE |
Common Name |
Smallscale Tubeshoulder |
Scientific Name |
Maulisia microlepis |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Tubeshoulders are found worldwide from depths of about 200 m to 2000 m. They are pelagic near the bottom or in midwater and are known to make nightly migrations towards the surface. They grow to a maximum length of about 30 cm. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |