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Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

Classification

Family
Nomeidae

Nomeus gronovii, the man-of-war fish or bluebottle fish, is a species of fish in the family Nomeidae, the driftfish. It is a distinct species characterized by an elongated body, large eyes, and blackish-blue stripes, growing up to 39 cm long. Inhabiting warm, deep pelagic zones of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans between 200 and 1,000 meters deep, this fish lives within the tentacles of the Portuguese man o' war, feeding on its tentacles and gonads.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 30Mexico · 4United Kingdom · 4Cuba · 1