Monacoa

Monacoa is a genus of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae found in Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:

Monacoa grimaldii (Zugmayer, 1911) (Mirrorbelly)
Monacoa griseus J. Y. Poulsen, Sado, Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016 (Grey mirrorbelly) ^[1]
Monacoa niger J. Y. Poulsen, Sado, Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016 (Black mirrorbelly) ^[1]

1 2 3 Poulsen, J.Y., Sado, T., Hahn, C., Byrkjedal, I., Moku, M. & Miya, M. (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.

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