Abyssoberyx
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''Abyssoberyx'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of pricklefish containing the single species ''Abyssoberyx levisquamosus''. It is found in the northeast
Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
at depths from , and in the
Mariana Trench The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deep sea, deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about in length and in width. The maxi ...
up to . This species grows to a length of SL.


References

Stephanoberycidae Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Nigel Merrett {{Stephanoberyciformes-stub