Margrethia obtusirostra | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Gonostomatidae |
Genus: | Margrethia |
Species: | M. obtusirostra |
Binomial name | |
Margrethia obtusirostra Jespersen & TÃ¥ning, 1919 |
Margrethia obtusirostra is a bristlemouth of the family Gonostomatidae, found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans, at depths of between 100 and 600 m. Its length is between 5 and 8 cm.