Beardfish

Polymixia lowei est une espèce de poissons à nageoires rayonnées.

The beardfishes consist of a single extant genus, Polymixia, of deep-sea marine ray-finned fish named for their pair of long hyoid barbels. They are classified in their own order Polymixiiformes . But as Nelson says, "few groups have been shifted back and forth as frequently as this one, and they were recently added to Paracanthoptergii".

El chivato o cola de Maguey -en México- (Polymixia lowei)​ es una especie de pez marino de la familia polimíxidos. ​ Tiene un cierto interés pesquero, aunque su pesca tienen una importancia comercial menor. ​ Anatomía Se ha descrito una captura de 20 cm de longitud,​ pero la talla máxima normal parece ser de 15 cm.