Stellate Codlet
Bregmaceros houdei
- Group: Other
- Max size: 1.6 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A minute codlet only a couple of centimetres long, it drifts among the plankton of warm coastal seas. A single long ray rises from the back of its head, the mark of its family.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gadiformes › Bregmacerotidae › Bregmaceros
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 272291.
FAQ
- Is the Stellate Codlet dangerous to divers?
- The Stellate Codlet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Stellate Codlet get?
- The Stellate Codlet grows to about 1.6 cm.