Common Redmouth Whalefish
Rondeletia loricata
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Rondeletia loricata is a species of redmouth whalefish found in the temperate and tropical oceans at depths of from 100 to 3,500 m. This species grows to a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in). It is known to be a vertical migrant, occurring at shallower depths at night.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Beryciformes
- Family
- Rondeletiidae
- Genus
- Rondeletia