Species Details

@Murdy, Edward O.

Bregmaceros mcclellandi

Spotted Codtail Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Bregmaceros mcclellandi
Family : Bregmacerotidae
Order : Gadiformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Unicorn Cord
Habitat : Marine,brackish.
 
Description : Elongated body of Spotted Codlet is brownish with speckling above and silvery below.The cheek and lower head are also silver.
 
References:
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Cohen, D.M., 1990. Bregmacerotidae. p. 524-525. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. photo credit and copyright:Murdy, Edward O.our database, more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se