Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode & Bean, 1886
Antenna codlet
Bregmaceros atlanticus
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

 Family:  Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
 Max. size:  6.7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  pelagic-oceanic, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Central Atlantic: Southwards to South Africa in the eastern part. Records outside central western Atlantic should be different species (H.Ho, pers.comm. 2/2017).

All reports in the Mediterranean Sea before 2017 are misidentifications for Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941.

 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-57; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 49-60; Vertebrae: 49-57. The head is of moderate size; eyes large; snout rounded. The first dorsal fin is well separated from the second dorsal fin. The body is brownish above, silvery below.
 Biology:  Generally oceanic. Feed on zooplankton and phytoplankton, especially crustaceans (Ref. 6735). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 6735).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 10.09.08
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 10.12.96

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