Monacoa niger

Monacoa niger
	Holotype
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Argentiniformes
Family:	Opisthoproctidae
Genus:	Monacoa
Species:	M. niger
Binomial name
	Monacoa niger; J. Y. Poulsen, Sado, C. Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016

Last updated June 11, 2025

Monacoa niger, also known as the black mirrorbelly, is a species of fish in the family Opisthoproctidae. It is found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).^[2]

References

↑ Poulsen, J.Y., T. Sado, C. Hahn, I. Byrkjedal, M. Moku and M. Miya, 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):1-23.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monacoa niger". FishBase . February 2015 version.

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[1] Poulsen, J.Y., T. Sado, C. Hahn, I. Byrkjedal, M. Moku and M. Miya, 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):1-23.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monacoa niger". FishBase . February 2015 version.

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