Polymixia nobilis

Polymixia nobilis, the stout beardfish, is a species of beardfish. This species can grow over 48 cm TL. The species' dorsal fin has five spines and 34-27 soft rays and 10-13 gill rakers. The habitat of the fish is in the benthic zone.

Habitat
P. nobilis lives on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and range from Bermuda to Guyana. gravel and sandy bottoms, preferring soft bottoms and reefs. These bottom feeders live at a depth of 70-800 meters in-shore. These fish contain separate species in the East Atlantic from the West Atlantic Ocean and Bermuda population.

Feeding
These broadfish are carnivores that consume bony fish, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish.

Reproduction
P. nobilis lays eggs that develop into pelagic larva.